Regional Security
Next month marks the seventh anniversary of Russia’s military incursion into eastern Ukraine
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June 25, 2018
A U.S.-Russia Summit?
The impending Trump-Putin summit gives Atlanticists the jitters. Meeting the leader of the free world should be a reward for good behavior; the Russian leader has done nothing to deserve it. On current form, a showy deal—a new Yalta, some fear—could trade security (and allies) for nebulous pledges. Putting those gloomy thoughts aside, ponder possible […]
May 24, 2018
The Road to Brussels, Via Bucharest
A united and coherent approach to NATO’s eastern flank has been on Romania’s foreign policy agenda for several years. Now it’s finally taking shape.
April 30, 2018
Shell Game
It is time to shine the light on Russian dark money.
March 27, 2018
The Strategic Balancing Act
Deterrence and resilience are the two tasks facing the West as the threat from the Kremlin becomes ever clearer. Striking the balance between the two is the strategic challenge for the coming years.
March 26, 2018
The Suwalki Corridor
NATO’s choke point Any effective political and military alliance must understand its weakest links and take urgent remedial action. The Suwalki Corridor, a 65-kilometer-wide strip of territory linking Poland with Lithuania, is NATO’s most vulnerable choke point along its eastern flank. In the event of conflict between Russia and NATO, Russia’s military—operating from the Kaliningrad […]
March 5, 2018
The View From Moscow
Sound and Fury. The Kremlin’s overall goal remains the same: to retain power for as long as possible and, apparently, at almost any price.
February 22, 2018
Three Takeaways From MSC 2018
A blue badge giving full access to the Munich Security Conference is serious business. Not just because they are scarce, and because security is so tight (most of those attending have someone somewhere who would like to kill them).
November 21, 2017
Deterrence Will Help Deal with a Blurry World
Remember the world of clear categories? The world was either capitalist or communist. Wars had clear beginnings and ends. Adversaries were known.