EU candidate status, and the institutional engagement that it entails, has the potential to alter power relations in eastern Europe and between Russia and the West.
Madrid is its own form of ‘Zeitenwende’, an unexpected but welcome watershed moment that demands bold and inspiring action amidst political upheaval.
Unfortunately, Western leaders seem more concerned with kudos from Kyiv than with their opponent’s perspective.
Hilary Appel sets out why Ukraine is so important to Russia, the role of NATO and China in the conflict, as well as the impact of sanctions.
Whatever states may gain from adopting a strategy of resilience, their societies will lose in terms of security as resilience is not a synonym for security.
if one seeks to understand the current situation one must understand the strategic history of the Soviet, or Russian, conflict with the West.
Isa Yusibov outlines Russia and Turkey’s foreign relations, particularly towards China and the Middle East, as well as how they view each other.
The Atlantic may no longer be a point of conflict, but its historical ideals are long-lasting and capable of forging the alliances required to prevent the next global conflict.
Frank Sauer discusses the Iran Nuclear Deal, the ‘nuclear taboo’ and deterrence, nuclear sharing, and several treaties on nuclear weapons, including the New START, NPT, and TPNW.
In her perceptive look at America’s alliance system since WWII, Rapp-Hooper argues that these defensive security guarantees were remarkably successful in deterring aggression.
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