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The case of the INF Treaty
On February
1, 2019, President Trump suspended US compliance with the obligations of the
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
The INF Treaty had been signed in 1987...
Turkey: As S-400s arrive, passions burn on
On July 12, the first shipment of the Russian S-400
air defense missile systems arrived at Mürted Air Base near the Turkish capital
Ankara. Washington has...
Turkey is the Guarantor of Peace in the Black Sea region
The wider
Black Sea region—which brings together the littoral states plus neighbouring
countries—is experiencing a rapidly shifting security environment that combines
large-scale conventional military threats, internationalized civil...
Will Germany end up as NATO’s “weak link”?
In a series of recent comments in US and British media, their authors
appear increasingly alarmed by the prospects of maintaining the unity of NATO
and,...
Why Italy Needs to Enhance Its Strategic Vision
Modern Diplomacy meets the Italian Undersecretary for Defense Raffaele Volpi. Mr. Volpi, a senior official of the ruling Italian party “Lega”, is an authoritative...
Russians Need to Question their Foreign Policy
Open, public discussion on Russian
official foreign policy has been rarely seen in Russian history, due largely to
the common perception that the government correctly understands...
It Is Time to Revise Russia–Turkey Relations for a More Stable Future
With ongoing debates on Russian-made S-400 deliveries to Turkey, fate of
continuing cooperation of Russia, Turkey and Iran in Syria and future of
Ankara’s relations with...
NATO at 70: Anniversary Amid a Crisis
The NATO countries’ shared
decision to extend the current mandate of the organization’s Secretary General
Jens Stoltenberg until September 2022 demonstrates the desire of the North
Atlantic...
On the Road to “Strategic Depth” in the Black Sea Region
Authors: Ruslan Mamedov and Olga Pylova*
For many years, the Black Sea has been a platform for the military
exercises of Black Sea region countries...
Munich Neglect – Azov Package of Sanctions instead of Minsk Agreements
The 55th Munich Conference on security issues featured no
separate panel on Ukraine. The statement by NATO’s former Secretary General
Anders Fogh Rasmussen that “from the...