... Co-Conveners of the Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group (EASLG)
The Co-Conveners of the Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group (EASLG) released the following
statement
:
“We welcome the leadership shown by the leaders of The People’s Republic of China, the French Republic, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America in their January 3, 2022 Joint Statement on Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races.
We are encouraged by the statement’s clear affirmation of the principle ...
... “contract of the century” to build a new generation of diesel-powered submarines for Australia elicited mixed reactions in Russia. Some were pleased to see a conflict arise between the United States and France, while some expressed concern that the ... ... the French diesel submarines, Canberra will now get eight nuclear submarines).
Alexander Yermakov:
Barrier Reef to Counter China: Nuclear Edition
These are valid points, but they all focus on the short-term consequences of the creation of AUKUS. Yet ...
... President Donald Trump to drop his efforts to achieve a collaborative relationship with China's President Xi Jinping, it is useful to review the strategy outlined by former United Kingdom Ambassador to Washington, Sir Kim Darroch, to manipulate him to adopt... ... MI6 operative Christopher Steele, that Trump could be compromised by the "dodgy Russians...the worst cannot be ruled out"; that Trump and his administration are... ... have been a mistake, or deliberate!
Ivan Timofeev:
Missouri vs. China: Toward a New Crusade?
Clearly Trump had not been briefed on the devastating blow to Ferguson's polemic...
... the challenges that are shattering the region. Brussels simply has neither resources, nor desire to do it.
RIAC Longread “Russia in the Balkans”: Interests of the Leading Actors, Russia’s Presence in Southeast Europe and Russia’s New Strategy
... ... assure their influence on the pan-European processes as well as strengthen their positions in the global confrontation. Russia, China, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia, which are accumulating more and more influence in the region, taken separately, are not so powerful....
Interests of the Leading Actors, Russia’s Presence in Southeast Europe and Russia’s New Strategy
In 2016, the new Foreign Policy Concept of the Russian Federation ... ... ideological influence of other important actors in the region, including new ones, has grown significantly. These actors are primarily China, but also Turkey and several Middle Eastern states.
The presence of many actors with diverging interests in the fragmented ...
... may be disappointed with the results of this process), or on certain transparency measures.
In addition, China, France and the United Kingdom could set up an independent expert commission to look into the “violations” committed by the United States and Russia, help the countries better understand each other and propose solutions.
Europe and China are particularly interested in a controlled revision of the treaty to bring it up to date, or in fighting for its legacy,... ... short-range missiles were primarily a threat due to their ability to carry nuclear warheads. Even with a range of several thousand kilometres they would ensure guaranteed destruction of their targets with warheads yielding hundreds of kilotons. Today,...
