... trends
Transformational processes in the Arab world in the beginning of the 2010s led Russia and Turkey to an understanding of the need to form new foreign policy approaches... ... propose focusing on the following four main issues: terrorism, nuclear weapons, the Syrian crisis and the security architecture in the Middle East.
At the beginning of... ... This incident again called into question the level of relations between Russia and NATO member states. Together with a military coup attempt in Turkey in 2016, the so-called...
... be a military “solution” to the global war on terrorism? Will the Islamic State movement really be destroyed in Iraq and Syria? Or will it simply drift like a nomad to other regions, into the Russian Caucasus, North Africa, Egypt and the Sinai, southwest Asia and Afghanistan, as well as Kashmir?
How will the entry of the Islamic State into Afghanistan impact the ongoing war between NATO and the Taliban? The U.S. refused to participate in the third round of a conference on Afghanistan that involved 11 regional ...
... instability, but also some hope for improvement following a pause in the Syrian civil war.
During our recent meetings in Moscow, London ... ... the countries of the Greater Europe area including Turkey and Russia should cooperate on the basis of their common interests.... ... regarding the need to work on a Memorandum of Understanding between NATO and the Russian Federation on the Rules of Behaviour for the ... ... available at www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org.
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. Acronym for Islamic State in Iraq and Al-Sham, also referred to as IS or Daesh....
... wield more influence in the EU agenda.
The Luxembourg Embassy and Russian International Affairs Council
gathered several European ... ... suggested that waging war against a common foe in the form of Islamic State, which is banned in Russia, is unlikely to help Russia ... ... Eastern Partnership, viewing them as precursors of EU and then NATO accession for Georgia, Moldova and Azerbaijan. These projects ... ... significant against the backdrop of Russia’s campaign in Syria, where an international coalition with NATO participation ...
1. More cohesion in NATO?
According to the balance-of-threat assumption the lack of unambiguous threat decreases ... ...
Accordingly, the next year should provide an answer for the following question: Is fear of Russia and percieved threat in Europe sufficient for increasing defense capabilities... ... doctrine is not that bad. NATO is the number one threat. Anyone surprised?
2. Shall the Islamic State survive?
Undoubtedly, the Islamic State is not just a 'so-called'...
