Professor: Permanent Truce in Ukraine Difficult to Achieve, Despite Ceasefire Agreement
It will be difficult to achieve a permanent truce in Ukraine, despite the ceasefire agreement reached during the September 5 meeting in Minsk, Gerhard Mangott, professor of political science at the University of Innsbruck, told RIA Novosti Monday. …read more Source: RIA...
After Wales: Further Steps for NATO
The NATO summit in Wales last week didn’t do enough to meet its responsibilities in the external world. Its next steps should include taking meaningful steps in Ukraine, placing permanent troops in Eastern Europe, hitting its spending targets, and more. NATO cannot just take care of itself; it has to actively work towards solutions to...
Ukraine: Rebels Subject Civilians to Forced Labor
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email Insurgent forces are detaining civilians on allegations of violating public order and then subjecting them to forced labor. (Berlin) – Insurgent forces are detaining civilians on allegations of violating public order and then subjecting them to forced labor. Rebels appear to be using public order infractions...
The Myth that Ukraine Cannot Join NATO While Russia Occupies Some of its Territory
There is the perception that NATO’s treaty prohibits it from granting membership to Ukraine given that it is currently involved in a territorial dispute. This is, however, a myth, as demonstrated by the historical example of Germany’s entrance into NATO amid territorial disputes with the Soviet Union. Though it cannot be claimed that...
NATO: Three Integral Discussions to Take Place During This Week’s Summit
On September 4-5, NATO Heads of State and Government will gather at the Celtic Manor Resort in Wales. This will be the alliance’s most important summit since the end of the Cold War, a quarter of a century ago. The accepted political order of the last twenty-five years has now been challenged by Russian behaviour in the Ukraine, and NATO...
NATO: American Contribution in Response to Russia Falls Flat
The United Kingdom, joined by several other concerned NATO members, has taken a leadership role in the response to Russian aggression in Ukraine in order to form a new joint expeditionary force. By neglecting to commit support to the endeavor, the US reduces its part to one that fails to live up to historical precedent as a leader in the Atlantic...
To Assure and Deter: NATO’s Next Steps
NATO stands ready to respond to political direction from the summit regarding the follow-on measures required in response to Russian aggression (Free access) …read more Source: Royal United Services...
Why the UK Must Lead in Upholding the European Security Order
The UK must re-assess the European vector of its security policy and assume a leading role in upholding the continental order in the face of ongoing Russian aggression (Free access) …read more Source: Royal United Services...
NATO and Russia: The End of a Stillborn Strategic Partnership
As relations between NATO and Russia become increasingly adversarial, the prospects for defining common interests and re-engaging on co-operative security appear ever-more limited (Free access) …read more Source: Royal United Services...
Russian Spetsnaz in Ukraine: The Implications for Western Defence Policy
Russia’s use of special forces and asymmetric tactics may not, in the future, be limited to the country’s near abroad …read more Source: Royal United Services...
