This article seeks to dissect the contemporary developments surrounding the concept of ‘strategic competition’ by examining the outcomes of two successive NATO summits in Madrid and Vilnius. During these summits, the Allies not only exhibited a unified front in their support for Ukraine and condemnation of Russia but also reaffirmed their commitment to honour mutual…
Russia’s interaction with NATO includes concerns that its expansion is a security threat. Despite its opposition, Russia has accepted NATO enlargement for political and financial gain. This paper examines Kremlin disinformation concerning two of the alleged leading causes of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2014: NATO encirclement and the US “overthrow” of Ukraine’s president. It…
Security of NATO’s eastern flank depends a lot on the situation in the Black Sea region. Today the Alliance is trying to develop a common strategy on this issue. In this process, it is highly important to appropriately assess littoral countries’ role and capabilities in the common security architecture. Georgia is one of the essential…
Interview with Ambassador Tacan Ildem NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy What Are the Top Priorities of NATO Transformation after the Brussels Summit? At the NATO Brussels Summit this July, the Allies took important decisions to strengthen NATO’s deterrence and defence, to step up the fight against terrorism, and to ensure fairer burden sharing…
The article reviews results of the 2018 NATO summit in Brussels with a specific focus on the burden sharing debate. It also examines new priorities in the Alliance’s strategic planning. Further, perspectives of Ukraine’s closer cooperation with NATO are examined, given the dynamics of the conflict in the east of Ukraine and the intended process…
The Ukrainian crisis demonstrated that lack of trust between major regional security players like NATO and Russia overshadows most regional disputes and conflicts. The article’s main argument is that problems in the two parties’ relations stem from NATO’s and Russia’s existential search for a new role after the end of the Cold War, when their…
