Multilateral Cooperation in Times of Multiple Crises
“Progress towards an equitable world” – this is the German government’s ambitious goal since taking over the G7 presidency in 2022. Since the 1970s, this club of seven major industrialised democracies has played an important role in discussing global affairs and developing policies to address major challenges facing the international order....
Wackelt jetzt auch New START? Die Zukunft der nuklearen Rüstungskontrolle ist ungewiss
Am 8. August 2022 hat das russische Außenministerium bekanntgegeben, dass Russland die USA darüber informiert habe, Inspektionen im Rahmen des New START-Vertrages (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) weiter auszusetzen. Der nukleare Rüstungskontrollvertrag zwischen den beiden Ländern wurde 2010 von den Präsidenten Barack Obama und Dmitri Medwedew...
The EU’s Next Eastward Enlargement Will Be Complicated and Expensive
Russia’s war against Ukraine has led the EU-27 to grant Kyiv EU-candidate status quickly – even hastily, in the view of critics. For now, however, the preparation of accession negotiations can only be a secondary concern. The war, with its uncertain outcome, takes centre stage. For the EU this means supporting Ukraine militarily as well as...
After Ukraine, Is Kazakhstan Next in the Kremlin’s Sights?
A social media post by former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev warning that northern Kazakhstan could be next in line after Ukraine was quickly taken down, but it reflects the mindset of Russian hawks and is entirely in keeping with Russian political dialogue, where few taboos remain. …read more Source:: Carnegie Endowment for...
War in Ukraine Has Sparked a New Race to Succeed Putin
Would-be candidates to take over from Putin are currently employing one of two opposing strategies: loud gestures or deafening silence. …read more Source:: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Transdniestria, Moldova, and Russia’s War in Ukraine
Russia has raised the prospect of using Transdniestria to open a second front against Ukraine and to pressure Moldova. …read more Source:: Carnegie Endowment for International...
A New Geopolitics of Supply Chains
A succession of disruptions to world trade have put the reorganisation of international supply chains high on the political agenda. The difficulties began with the trade war between the United States and China, deepened with the Covid-19 pandemic and culminated in the sanctions and export controls imposed by Western countries after...
Wie wahrscheinlich ist eine nukleare Eskalation in der Ukraine?
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Die Nato nach dem Gipfel von Madrid
Der Nato-Gipfel von Madrid im Juni 2022 hat eine umfassende Neuausrichtung der Allianz auf den Weg gebracht. Das zeigen drei zentrale Beschlüsse: die Verabschiedung des neuen Strategischen Konzepts, die angekündigte Aufnahme Finnlands und Schwedens sowie die militärische Neuaufstellung. Der russische Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine wirkte dabei...
Traitors in the Ranks: Zelensky Purges Ukraine’s Security Services
Zelensky is determined to get the siloviki under the political control of his administration, regardless of any accusations that he is usurping power. …read more Source:: Carnegie Endowment for International...
