... alter its principles of Atlanticism (simply because of Russia’s geographical location). No one was prepared for this. The qualitative transformation of NATO was never on the agenda.
As a result, NATO’s expansion, which in a sense became automated, pushed Russia further and further to the east. Moscow’s attempts to regulate this process – first through participation in joint institutions (such as the NATO-Russia Council of 2002, which was an expansion of the NATO-Russia Founding Act of 1997) and then ...
... advantages. First, it reinforces US leadership within NATO and demonstrates its military capabilities. Second, the conflict creates a lucrative market for American arms manufacturers, who supply weapons to both Ukraine and NATO allies worried about Russian aggression. This military-industrial complex plays a significant role in US foreign policy, as arms sales contribute substantially to the American economy.
Moreover, a prolonged conflict weakens Russia, a major geopolitical rival. By draining Russia's resources and military capabilities,...
... the bipolar confrontation refused either to include Russia as a full-fledged member of the new order that they established or to respect its national security interests. The outcome was a gradual – over two decades or so – the deterioration of the Russia-US relationships which came to the breaking point in early 2014.
February 1994
– Ukraine joined the
Partnership for Peace
(PfP)
program.
July 1997
– The Charter on a Distinctive Partnership was signed. NATO-Ukraine Commission was established.
April ...
... though relations with some of them have deteriorated. Loyal NATO allies such as Poland also face serious problems with democracy. However, most importantly, an increasing number of countries, including democracies, do not want to join the US-China or US-Russia confrontation on the side of one of the powers, and are striving to pursue an increasingly independent foreign policy. An illustrative example is South Korea, which, being an ally of the United States and a democracy, in every possible way avoids ...
... normalise their relations with Moscow, but only after it changes the way it behaves.
It is as if a choir has been pre-arranged to sing along with the lead vocalist. It seems that this was what the series of high-level Western events in the build-up to the Russia-US talks was all about: the Group of Seven Summit in Cornwall, UK, the NATO Summit in Brussels, as well as Joseph Biden’s meeting with President of the European Council Charles Michel and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
These ...
... level of 300 warheads, which has been declared for the last twenty years is not trustworthy). Indian and Pakistani stockpiles are not even officially declared. Israel sticks to its traditional position of no denial or confirmation of its nuclear status.
As I’ve already mentioned, irrespective of the extension or non-extension of START, sooner or later the U.S. and Russia will have to think of the new arrangements in the field of nuclear arms control. I’m sure that future agreements will have to take into consideration the new technological realities of the 21st century.
There is a great deal of uncertainty over ...
... Eurasian Economic Union, they value their ties to China, the United States, Europe, and others, and back Moscow only selectively during U.N. votes. They have largely de-Russified culturally and linguistically. No Russian sphere of influence there, just vestiges of Russian historical presence. China is the most dynamic and often the principal economic actor in the region, while Russia continues as a security guard of sorts.
Source:
The Diplomat
... and the Syrian regime might be less frustrated by the potential participation of a Kurdo-Kurdish delegation in the peace process. The Kremlin, which has been placed in the position to mediate between the Turks and the Syrians, could find more room to push this initiative. It would provide Russia with greater influence on the political settlement while allowing Moscow to exploit Kurdish frustration toward the American position. On the other hand, should Russia-Turkey relations worsen again, it would be easy for Moscow to support guerilla ...
... Taking into account that all Black Sea maritime countries have, at best, difficult relations with Russia, Romania’s proposal appears to be an attempt to find a common ground for an enhanced security cooperation on the regional stage against the Russian hegemon.
Obviously, this naval task force would be designed to offset Russia’s military footprint in the Black Sea region, which has dramatically increased following the annexation of Crimea and the ongoing fortification of the peninsula[2]. The Russian Black ...
In Eastern Ukraine, we are seeing an ingenious Russian plot unfold — for the second time. Russian servicemen, wearing no insignia, infiltrate into the area and, capitalising on marginal grassroots separatism, spark unrest. They establish control in a professional manner, quickly, and largely ...
