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NATO beyond 75: strategic evolution amid global uncertainty

As NATO member states gathered in Washington for their annual meeting this past July, they also marked 75 years of NATO’s existence. However, there was no real time or desire to celebrate, as the allies are facing an increasingly dangerous security environment and uncertainty in their own domestic political landscapes. The results of the upcoming US presidential election also loom large when it comes to NATO's future.

September 16, 2024 - Wojciech Michnik

Why Baltic security matters

From the perspective of the three Baltic countries, Russia's brutal war in Ukraine has only reinforced the notion that the United States is the key linchpin in the European security order. In the early hours of February 24th 2022, as Russia embarked on levelling Ukrainian cities, Washington called upon the 173rd Airborne Brigade to move swiftly from Italy to Latvia, thus assuring the most exposed Eastern European nations.

September 16, 2024 - Andris Banka

Tug of war. The NATO summit and (not so) modest gains in Washington

NATO’s 75th anniversary summit in Washington took place in the shadow of the most shattering armed conflict in Europe since the end of the Second World War. The Russian invasion of Ukraine almost completely consumed these talks, but at the same time nobody would deny that it constituted the most important trigger for NATO’s much accelerated adaptation to the new, harsh geopolitical reality.

September 16, 2024 - Beata Górka-Winter

The impact of NATO membership on national security: a 25-year retrospective

Estonia’s accession to NATO in 2004 marked a historical moment that solidified the commitment to collective defence and enhanced security against potential threats, particularly from Russia. NATO membership has undeniably served as a cornerstone in shaping the security landscape of Estonia over the past 25 years.

September 16, 2024 - Nele Loorents

Finland in NATO: from Finlandization to active integration

With over 100 years of independence, Finnish society has many achievements to celebrate. As the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland in 1906, it was the first place to introduce universal suffrage. Finland is one of the world’s most developed democracies.

September 16, 2024 - Eoin Micheál McNamara

Russia in the trenches of cognitive warfare

Russia regards war, in which the battlefield is the human mind, as a full-fledged struggle that precedes or even replaces military action. It involves not only the formation of certain beliefs, but also the alteration of the opponent's way of thinking and acting in order to effectively manipulate the behaviour of individuals and communities. Such actions can ultimately remove an enemy’s willingness to resist.

September 9, 2024 - Agnieszka Bryc Maria Domańska

Mapping scenarios for future Russia-Kazakhstan relations

The war in Ukraine has encouraged discussion on Russia’s wider designs for the region. This is particularly clear with regards to Kazakhstan, which is also home to a large Russian-speaking population. Various scenarios are possible regarding this pivotal Central Asian state.

September 6, 2024 - Harry Fennell Ignacio Hutin Mariam Bitchoshvili Zahar Hryniv

Four signals regarding Russian economic problems in the “war of attrition”

At first glance, it appears that the Russian economy has largely adapted to the shifts and sanctions that occurred following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Despite this, new developments suggest that the state may not be able to maintain this new model in the mid to long term.

August 9, 2024 - Anton Naychuk

Could an Istanbul deal have brought peace?

The experience of the post-Soviet republics regarding security-related agreements with Moscow is such that the 2022 Russian-Ukrainian talks had little chance of success.

August 5, 2024 - Andreas Umland

Seven favourite hidden narratives of Russian propaganda

In spite of over two years of conflict, Russian narratives concerning Ukraine continue to shape the thoughts of people around the world. In order to overcome this, it is important to know the facts surrounding Ukraine and its fight against unprovoked aggression.

July 29, 2024 - Valerii Pekar Vladyslav Rashkovan

How YouTube helps Russia share how great it is in raw and subtle ways

Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine is occurring in many guises beyond the front line. One key element of Moscow’s propaganda has been YouTube, where it is able to promote a highly sanitized picture of itself and its actions.

July 15, 2024 - Artur Koldomasov

Norway on the front line of tensions with Russia

Norway is a country with a strong Arctic identity and a NATO “listening post” in this strategically important region of the world. For decades, the basis of Norway's defence policy in the Far North has been a paradigm of, on the one hand, maintaining extensive defence capabilities in close cooperation within the North Atlantic Alliance, and on the other hand, “appeasing” Russia through close bilateral cooperation in the Arctic, especially in the economic sphere. As with other Nordic states, the perception of the threats coming from the world's largest state has definitely changed in the country after February 24th 2022. Norwegians are taking the possibility of an attack on their territory by the Russian Federation more and more seriously.

July 10, 2024 - Karolina Zub-Lewińska

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