The New Politics of Alliance: Allies, Proxies, and Adversaries Have Become Hard to Tell Apart
The vital question then is, “Who is whose enemy and who is whose friend?”
The vital question then is, “Who is whose enemy and who is whose friend?”
A reason for the Turkish reservations about Sweden’s and Finland’s membership is the arms embargo on the Turkish defense industry.
The US decision to grant an exemption to India, which procured three times as many S-400 missile defense systems as…
Finland and Sweden developed a historical neutral status due to negative experiences from engaging in war, which proved to be…
The public opinion and political will in both Sweden and Finland are in favor of joining NATO.
NATO’s Baltic members have long been far more alarmist about the Russian threat than those in Western Europe.
NATO needs a clear strategy to project the new normalcy.
Russian foreign policy fits well within the realist tradition where the nexus between rationalism, morality, and statecraft helps to explain…
All Iranian authorities have unanimously repeated that NATO, specifically the U.S., provoked Russia and Russia is not responsible for the…
Beijing must consider that the strong Western response against Russia over Ukraine War can be used against it, should it…
What lessons can NATO countries draw from Moscow’s experiences in Syria when addressing the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war?
Russia and China have sought to sow discord between the United States and its allies as part of their “divide…
Should Sweden or Finland actually join NATO, it would with no doubt change Russia’s security calculations.
The Russia-Ukraine crisis has a silver lining in that it could re-anchor Turkey in NATO, in a way that promotes…
One way or another, the Russian threat discourse constitutes the backbone of NATO membership debates in Sweden.
A strong NATO solidarity and support behind Ukraine could save it from Russian threats.
We inhabit a post-socialist, post-liberal, and multipolar world order today. This environment is very propitious for the flourishing of a…
As China rises, NATO finds itself at unease.
Taliban calls its fight against the US and NATO a jihad, a holy war. But, following the US withdrawal, Turkey’s…
The Donbass crisis is a test of NATO’s deterrence capacity and capabilities. The quicker Washington starts accepting multipolar realities, the…
“In case of an attack by the Ukrainian army, the Donbass forces will not stop at the border of the…
The London summit showed that NATO still suffers from trying to emphasize a common understanding of security for all member…
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