Current challenges for the Latvian Defence System in Light of the Ukraine Conflict
Early lessons from the Ukraine conflict show that a fundamental reassessment of the entire Latvian defence and security system is needed.
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Defence Policy Concepts
Making the Sign of the Cross when Lightning Strikes? Lithuania’s National Defence and the Ukraine crisis
The present state of national defence and its funding is a political failure.
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Beyond Air and Missile Defense: Modernization of the Polish Armed Forces
Due to its location and the historic lessons-learned Poland cannot enshrine the concept of niche capabilities and specialization recommended by some European countries.
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Don’t Let This Crisis Go To Waste
NATO should decisively increase its presence in border states most endangered by Russia’s behavior.
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A divided Syria on the eve of the peace conference
Destruction, suffering, the radicalization of the warring factions and their external supporters’ enduring desire to protect their interests – all this does not leave much room for rational compromises.
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Crisis resolution in the UN – nothing but peacekeeping?
In reality, human suffering and loss of human life would be many times smaller if there were strength to intervene in the crises much sooner and not even military means.
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The Return of Chemical Weapons Threats
The international community should take the Syrian and related chemical crises as a wakeup call to renew its national defenses against chemical weapons.
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Cyber-insecurity is a problem we can solve
In lieu of tolerating a certain degree of cyber insecurity, bold policymakers might adopt ambitious goals to substantively eliminate cyber-insecurity in their countries.
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Mission Accomplished (No, Really.)
As France’s intervention in Mali thus far has demonstrated, it is possible even in this post-Afghanistan era for a Western military campaign against armed Islamist groups to be successful—provided that its objectives do not exceed its capabilities.
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