Fifteen years ago, on this momentous occasion, Albania achieved a historic milestone by joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), marking a significant chapter in its journey towards freedom, security, and integration into the Euro-Atlantic community. This achievement stands as a testam ...
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Washington DC. Capitol Hill, Cannon Building, Caucus Room On January 30, Mr. Fatmir Mediu organized a pivotal Security Forum alongside Congressman Letter Sessions and Congressman Robert Aderholt, shedding light on the pressing issue of the "Malign Influence of Russia and China in the Balkan Region" ...
Despite its failings, the Russian military is still a powerful force. By Kathleen J. McInnis, a senior fellow in the International Security Program and the director of the Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Daniel Fata, a former U.S. deput ...
Key takeaways Ukraine’s fierce resistance allowed sanctions and export controls against Russia to show their effects. Financially, Russia is still surviving thanks to energy revenue but it struggles to obtain critical components to continue industrial production. Western jurisdicti ...
The proposal’s structure aims to minimize price spikes but doesn’t address reduced consumption. On Wednesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed a complete import ban on all Russian oil as part of the EU’s latest sanctions package, declaring that Russian President V ...
By Gissou Nia and Jomana Qaddour. For decades, the idea of holding the Russian state accountable for atrocity crimes in a court of law was unthinkable. The country’s status as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, as well as its refusal to join the International ...
Tim Willasey-Wilsey served for over 27 years in the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He is now Visiting Professor of War Studies at King's College, London. His first overseas posting was to Angola during the Cold War followed by Central America during the instability of the late 1980s. He wa ...
The Co-Conveners of the Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group (EASLG) released the following statement: Reducing and eliminating nuclear risks that could lead to catastrophic consequences is a common interest for all nations and an enduring responsibility of the nuclear weapon states. The ongoi ...
Defending every inch of NATO territory: Force posture options for strengthening deterrence in Europe
By The Scowcroft Center Task Force on Deterrence and Force Posture In light of Russia’s unprovoked war on Ukraine, the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security’s Transatlantic Security Initiative convened a task force of Atlantic Council experts focused on strengthening US and NATO force post ...
An expert on Stalin discusses Putin, Russia, and the West. by David Remnick “The shock is that so much has changed, and yet we’re still seeing this pattern that they can’t escape from,” the Russia expert Stephen Kotkin says. Stephen Kotkin is one of our most profound and pro ...
Vijay Gokhale writes: China believes its own rise and the decline of the US are inevitable. India must pay attention Yan Xuetong and Wang Jisi, considered to be two of the high priests of the Chinese foreign policy community, have written recent pieces in the Foreign Affairs. It is no coincidence t ...
Fast Thinking by Atlantic Council Related Experts: John E. Herbst, Daniel Fried, Richard L. Morningstar Workers are seen at the construction site of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, near the town of Kingisepp, Leningrad region, Russia, on June 5, 2019. Photo by Anton Vaganov/Reuters. JUST IN I ...
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