... maintaining the homogeneity of the alliance.
Today, two opposite processes can be observed. On the one hand, from the territory of NATO countries, first, arms are supplied to Ukraine: not only from United States, but also Germany, which changed its initial ... ... fuel]. Turkey does not provide military assistance free of charge, but thematic exports have increased [
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Ivan Timofeev:
Ukrainian Crisis. Who Has the Upper Hand?
Second, due to internal reshuffles, the alliance’s borders in Central and Eastern Europe—Slovakia, Poland, Romania, the Baltic States, Bulgaria, as well as the US grouping in Europe—are being strengthened....
Russia's European neighbors are increasing their defense budgets, which is quite logical because Ukraine is on fire and many are wary of ... ... assert their importance.
The mini-arms race in the Baltic was launched in April 2004 when Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia joined NATO. As a matter of fact, the alliance was strengthened by the non-signees of the Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE),...
... Seminar “Helsinki+40 Process: Prospects for Strengthening the OSCE” that took place in Moscow on Sept. 25
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Russia Direct: What lessons should the OSCE and the world learn from the Ukrainian crisis?
Andrey Kortunov:
It seems to me that the Ukrainian crisis has revealed the extreme weakness of European security institutions, including the Russia-NATO Council and other NATO and EU agencies. Of course, in comparison with these organizations, the OSCE did pretty well in Ukraine regardless of its flaws.
Yes, it was not so fast. Yes, it came too late. Yes, it did little. Yes, it might not be effective ...