NATO
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Manoeuvre Warfare: A Self-Inflicted Lack Of Common Understanding
Abstract: There is a lack of common understanding of the NATO doctrinal concepts of manoeuvre warfare and the manoeuvrist approach among practitioners and students. One reason is that after 30 years of stability and counterterrorism operations, NATO is now facing a perceived return to peer-to-peer conflict without fully considering the changes in context. Another is… Read More
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The Liberum Veto: A History and a Warning
Abstract: Based on recent political disagreements between the European Union/NATO and Hungary, the requirements for unanimity in decision-making by these two multinational organisations repeat the tradition of the Liberum Veto of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and could very well lead to their self-destruction—just as happened to the Commonwealth. There are similarities between today and an earlier… Read More
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Rethinking Ethics In Security Policy – NATO Against Soviet Legacy
Abstract: Security policy is shapeshifting in time and space. Ethics and ethical forms of politics are especially noteworthy in developing countries, where political culture is established later (or not at all) compared to successful countries. Problem statement: How is it possible to reconcile the standards of NATO’s security policy with potential member states while respecting… Read More
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American Public Support For NATO And Ukraine
Abstract: Americans still view the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a critical alliance to achieving U.S. national security interests long after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Not only does American support for NATO have considerable implications for the U.S. role in the alliance, but that support also… Read More
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Technological Hype Of New Nuclear Delivery Systems – The Neglect Of The Concept Of Deterrence
Abstract: The analysis of novel Russian nuclear delivery systems is currently tainted by a serious misreading of deterrence theory. Ultimately Russian nuclear messaging affects decision-making within NATO administrations. In substance, if a hitherto neglected ‘other’ was introduced into the formulation of NATO’s deterrence posture, a fuller picture of risks and gains could be realised. Capabilities… Read More
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Russian Arctic Strategy And NATO Enlargement: Perceived Challenges And Possible Responses
Abstract: Due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Sweden and Finland submitted official applications for admission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on May 18, 2022. Once they gain full membership, the security architecture in Europe will significantly change, and the existing geopolitical landscape in the wider Arctic region will also be transformed. Aware of… Read More
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Evaluation Of The Critical Thinking Course Of The NATO Innovation Hub
Abstract: NATO’s mission is the protection of its member states’ territorial sovereignty, political security, and stability. Developments in geo- and military-strategic scopes are insufficient to achieve this aim ultimately. The future war increasingly takes place in cyber and information space to undermine the worldview and integrity of the general population and military personnel through digital… Read More
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EU Strategic Compass: A Stress Test
Abstract: Matters of EU security and defense and, therefore, strategy cannot be isolated from concepts such as sovereignty or national strategic culture. The key question is: How to structure/operationalize EU strategic autonomy? The answer is still at the political level. In the meantime, certain aspects of EU defense, one major one being defense of the… Read More
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The Afghanistan Quagmire
Abstract: In August 2021, the Taliban’s blitzkrieg across Afghanistan led to an ignominious withdrawal of American and NATO troops, toppling the democratically elected Afghan government. The Taliban’s victory raises serious questions about the geopolitical balance of this region. For example, countries like Pakistan and China want to seize this opportunity to expand their strategic influence… Read More
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Afghanistan’s Last Month: The Stages of Defeat
Abstract: 11 September 2001 – 31 August 2021: Twenty tormenting years for a country lacking peace, democracy and human rights. At the end of August 2021, with the United States and, consequently, their allies withdrawal from Afghanistan, what for many is the failure of the West and its international institutions, was accomplished. The essay attempts… Read More
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