Interview with Sonay Sarac, expert on space security issues at the German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics
Sonay Sarac is a German expert on space security issues at the German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics. He earned a Peace and Conflict Research M.A. at the Goethe-University in Frankfurt, Germany, with a focus on Space Security and Space Policy. In an interview with the RIAC, Mr Sarac spoke on the advantages of space weapons, measures to help prevent the weaponization of outer...
The USMC should become a streamlined tool for containing China's growing power
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has launched a radical reform that fully and completely reflects the changes in U.S. geopolitical priorities. The Marines are busy getting rid of all their tanks, planning to stock up on medium-range missiles and preparing to become a defensive wall against the growing Chinese fleet.
The “Devil Dogs,” a name the Marines have worn proudly since World War I, have always spearheaded...
... Russian-speaking community of young diplomats and international experts in the CIS space, highlight Russian and international approaches to solving regional global security and development issues, and organize a constructive discussion around key issues of international security
On September 26 – October 4, 2020, the 20th anniversary PIR Center International School on Global Security is being held in Zvenigorod. The objectives of the program are to form a Russian-speaking community of young diplomats ...
... Washington. Similarly, NATO’s call at the 2010 Lisbon Summit for a true strategic partnership with Russia can hardly be viewed as a unilateral concession. In both instances, the interests of both parties were taken into account, as were the interests of international security in general.
Oleg Shakirov:
The Future of U.S.–Russia Relations
Russia and the United States remain the world’s leading nuclear powers, boasting the largest strategic weapons capabilities. Moscow and Washington have been engaged ...
While strengthening international cooperation is crucial, Russia needs to complement law enforcement with a softer approach for the demand side of the drug trade at home
The Afghan drug trade supplying the Russian market has fuelled conflict, corruption, and instability in the region, provided financial support to terrorist organisations and led to a devastating addiction and HIV epidemic in Russia. How can this fight be won? While strengthening cooperation with its Central Asian neighbours will...
... Donald Trump, while the Democrats put their faith in former Vice President Joe Biden.
Igor Ivanov:
The World after START
Just like the rest of the world, Moscow has been following the policy statements presented by the candidates on foreign policy and international security particularly closely. No revelations were forthcoming there either. The two candidates, each in his own distinctive style, set out their positions, which boil down to affirming America’s global leadership. But we have known this ...
Should the New Start expire, it brings with it the death of an entire tradition of established bilateral agreements between the world’s two nuclear superpowers
As John Bolton said, “Why extend the flawed system [New START] just to say you have a treaty?”
Whether intentionally or not, the former US National Security Advisor might have
asked
one of the most pertinent questions amidst the current precariousness of arms control at a modest rally for Young Conservatives in July 2019. His rhetorical...
Reinforcing the Principle that a Nuclear War Cannot be Won and Must Never be Fought and Extending New START
Reinforcing the Principle that a Nuclear War Cannot be Won and Must Never be Fought and Extending New START
Today—six months before the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) will expire if not extended—members of the Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group (EASLG) released a statement headlined, “Advancing Strategic Stability and Reducing Nuclear Risks in the Euro-Atlantic Region...
Yemen’s looming humanitarian disaster and its people’s pleas for peace require action on three levels
The long-running conflict in Yemen is riper for resolution than ever before. Yemenis on all sides are exhausted by the fighting and were quick to embrace the
appeal
issued in March by United Nations Secretary-General
António Guterres
for a global ceasefire amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The following month, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen
announced
a two-week unilateral ceasefire, which it subsequently...
On July 15, 2020, the International Crisis Group (ICG) held an expert discussion on security and development issues in the Horn of Africa in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, economic recession, and exacerbation of regional conflicts
On July 15, 2020, the International Crisis Group (ICG) held an expert discussion on security and development issues in the Horn of Africa in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, economic recession, and exacerbation of regional conflicts. The discussion focused...
