Commentary
August 2, 2023
What Ukraine Achieved in Vilnius
Since the NATO Summit in Vilnius failed to grant Ukraine an invitation to the Alliance, undisguised disappointment has been...
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Commentary
July 10, 2023
Defence Spending: Who Is Doing What Now?
With defence spending likely to be a heated topic of discussion at Vilnius Summit, not least because the credibility of NATO’s new defence plans will require the Allies to invest more, we look at...
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Commentary
July 6, 2023
The Vilnius Summit and the Limits of Consensus
More than fifteen years ago, NATO Allies meeting at Bucharest declared that Ukraine and Georgia “will become members of NATO”. Until 24 February 2022, the ritualised repetition of those words was...
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Commentary
July 5, 2023
Putin, Prigozhin, and the Degeneration of Russia
An armed attack against a country’s military leadership is an attack upon the state. Inside Russia, the actions that brought Russia to near paralysis on 24 June are being called a mutiny (myatezh),...
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Commentary
July 4, 2023
French Position on EU Enlargement: Seizing the Historic and Geopolitical Turn
From François Mitterrand’s halfway policy to Jacques Chirac’s infamous comments or to Emmanuel Macron’s questionable positions on the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, France has lost much...
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Commentary
June 29, 2023
Vilnius Summit Prepares NATO for Tough Times Ahead
There are three major issues on the Vilnius Summit agenda – new defence plans, spending commitments and Ukraine’s path to NATO membership – that are of vital importance for NATO’s ability to...
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Commentary
June 28, 2023
Crimean Tatars in the Vortex of War: a Decisive Moment for the Nation
Crimean Tatars are Eastern European Turkic people, who – along with Karaites and Krymchaks – make up the indigenous population of Crimea, as well as one of the indigenous peoples of Ukraine....
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Commentary
June 27, 2023
Air Defender 23: Boosting Deterrence in the Nordic Baltic Region and Beyond
In Exercise Air Defender 23, the largest air force deployment exercise in NATO’s history, the Allies rehearsed interoperability in defensive air operations and sent the clear message that NATO is...
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Commentary
June 12, 2023
Accelerated Growth: Developments in Baltic Defence
Russia’s war in Ukraine has prompted Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to accelerate the building of their armed...
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Commentary
June 9, 2023
To Speak or Not to Speak with Russia: A Baltic Way
After Russia invaded Ukraine, the diplomatic scene witnessed many collective walkouts at international venues when the representatives from the aggressor country took the floor – a symbolic gesture...
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