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The Folly of a European Security Architecture: Why Peace is Hard to Come?
Thucydides in his History of the Peloponnesian War explains that it was the rise of Athens that caused fear in the minds of the...
Finnish Plans for an Arctic Railway  – Geopolitics Are Intervening
Authors: Juho Kähkönen and Soili Nystén-Haarala*
NATO Applicant Finland is an Arctic Country with No Access to the Arctic Ocean.
Finland, with a land border with...
Estonia’s national security concept
The development of regional and global military cooperation is seen as one of the most important pillars of Estonia's security strategy, while a concerted...
Can Europe Afford for Turkey Not to Be in NATO?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has united NATO in ways not seen since the Cold War. At the same time, it has highlighted fissures...
Double standards haunt US and Europe in NATO dispute with Turkey
US and European acquiescence in Turkey's long-standing refusal to honour Kurdish ethnic, cultural, and political rights has come home to roost with Turkish opposition...
Finishing the Job: Turkey Preparing For Military Operation in Syria
At its May 26 meeting, Turkey’s National Security Council (NSC) announced it was necessary to go on with current and prospective operations at the...
NATO’s Role in a Peaceful and Socially Democratic Europe
NATO brought peace to the most violent continent on the planet by binding its states together in a collective security pact that forbid them...
The End of Non-Alignment in Europe?
Finland and Sweden have made political decisions to apply for NATO membership. While Turkey has expressed opposition to the idea and, therefore, the accession...
The Downfall of the Status of France and Germany
France and Germany have always been the most important countries in Europe, both historically and culturally, as well as in terms of economic weight....
Zelenskyy Could and Does Make Mistakes Too
The war in Ukraine has transformed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from a rather weak leader to a world-renowned one who has become a household name....