Tag: NATO

‘Serious’ talk between Biden and Putin sets stage for diplomacy (Jarrett Renshaw and Vladimir Soldatkin, Reuters)

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday exchanged warnings over Ukraine but conveyed some optimism that diplomatic talks in January...

‘Serious, Substantive’: Biden, Putin Agree To Intensify Diplomacy Amid Ukraine Tensions (RFE RL)

U.S. President Joe Biden has urged his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to de-escalate simmering tensions in a phone call aimed at intensifying diplomacy amid...

Putin warns Biden against major sanctions over Ukraine: Kremlin (Al Jazeera)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his United States counterpart Joe Biden that any sanctions over Ukraine would be a big mistake, an aide...

How to deal with the Kremlin-created crisis in Europe (Stephen Blank, Philip Breedlove, Ian Brzezinski, Debra Cagan, Wesley K. Clark, Larry Diamond, Paula Dobriansky,...

Since President Biden’s virtual summit with President Putin on December 7, Russia has increased its troop presence on or near Ukraine’s borders. Having created...

To Avoid Conflagration in Europe, U.S. Must Boost Ukraine (Wes Martin, The National Interest)

The future of NATO and U.S. security policy in Eastern Europe; and the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Ukraine and of other U.S....

Kremlin Considering Stoltenberg’s Proposed Meeting Of NATO-Russia Council (RFE RL)

The Russian Foreign Ministry has acknowledged that NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has proposed holding a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council next month, but the...

Can Russia and NATO Come to an Agreement? (Vladimir Frolov, Carnegie Moscow Center)

For the last month, Russia has been waging a strategic assault to stop NATO’s expansion to the east once and for all. Moscow is...

Russia’s draft agreements with NATO and the United States: Intended for rejection? (Steven Pifer, Brookings)

Russia maintains the world’s largest nuclear arsenal and the most powerful conventional military forces in Europe. Russian military units currently are deployed — uninvited...

European security: Putin ups the ante with NATO (Ian Hill, The Interpreter)

Not content with sabre-rattling amid a menacing large troop build-up around Ukraine’s borders, Russia last week issued sweeping demands for legally binding new security guarantees from the...

Will Putin’s Ultimatum Lead to War? (Mark Episkopos, The National Interest)

The Kremlin has published a draft of its security demands vis-à-vis NATO and Washington. The proposals, which were submitted to NATO and U.S. officials earlier...

Russia’s Proposal To Redraw European Security ‘Unacceptable,’ U.S. Says (RFE RL)

Russia has published a wish list of agreements it wants to negotiate with the United States, as Moscow seeks to fundamentally alter the post-Cold...

How Biden’s Plan to Limit the Role of Nuclear Weapons Challenges NATO (Sophia Becker, Elisabeth Suh, DGAP)

The Biden administration is considering an important change in US security policy: declaring the sole purpose of nuclear weapons to be the deterrence of...

NATO looking at holistic path to boost cyber defense arsenal (Vivienne Machi, Defense News)

NATO is moving into 2022 determined to increase its cyber defense posture, investing in new capabilities, refreshing its policies, and learning from recent exercises...

Finding a new niche for Denmark in NATO (Rasmus Sinding Søndergaard, Mikkel Runge Olesen, DIIS)

As the United States abandons nation-building in the Middle East and looks to counter China, Denmark will need to cultivate a new niche to...

NATO chief: The alliance is charting its path forward amid a changed security environment (Jens Stoltenberg, Defense News)

These are turbulent times. The world is becoming more competitive, unstable and unpredictable. Russia continues its pattern of aggressive military and hybrid actions. China...

Opportunities to deepen NATO-EU cooperation (Giovanna De Maio, Brookings)

The twin shocks of the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal — along with the heavy toll of President...