Sweden’s New Government and Its Possible Consequences for Swedish Defence and Security Policy
The Swedish general election of 9 September 2018 generated very unclear results, at least by that country’s standards.
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Weapons of Mass Destruction
European Leadership Network Seminar on Deterrence
On 12-13 October, European Leadership Network (ELN) held a seminar in Brussels, entitled “The NATO-Russia Nuclear Deterrence Relationship: Risks and Recommendations.“
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Picture Rex Tillerson and Ri Yong-Ho Walking alongside Lake Geneva?
Most recent commentary on Kim Jong-un’s reasoning to continue with his nuclear programme rarely fails to invoke (the rogue state’s lessons learned from) the examples of Muammar Gaddafi and Saddam Hussein.
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Consequences of Crime and Punishment in Syria
The cruise missile strike ordered on Syria by President Donald Trump in the early morning (local time) of April 7, 2017, was not really a military show of power. It did not devastate completely the Shayrat airbase, something that was no doubt intentional in light of the two-hour evacuation warning. Instead, the Tomahawks sent a very serious political message both to Bashar al-Assad, and particularly to Kim Jong-un, setting in motion new dynamics in US-Russian and Sino-American relations.
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