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On July 16, 2018, President Putin and President Trump finally held their first summit in Helsinki. The summit did not yield specific agreements in arms control domain, which means the current problems will have to be addressed by next U.S.-Russia summit. Now there are only two major arms control ...
Some time ago the U.S. administration, including their former President Barack Obama, has voiced more and more often the idea that it would be desirable to continue strategic offensive reductions. There are several reasons why the United States are so interested in intensifying nuclear arms reduct...
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The current crisis around Qatar formally began on June 5 when the Persian Gulf monarchies led by Saudi Arabia, as well as Egypt and a number of other states declared a diplomatic blockade and imposed sanctions against Doha. Its development has already led to the formation of a (situational) bipolar ...
In the title, itself, we have the answer, if there is some logic in what is going on that means it is good. Of course, logic in the activities of Russia but not in the situation itself. The situation is not logical at all. I am going to be brief because it is a huge region, and everything is evolvin...
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In the past, nuclear reductions seemed safe:
-Goal is strategic stability (no counterforce disarming strikes) -In the Cold War, cuts seemed compatible with strategic stability -Large arsenals + modest counterforce capabilities = AC possible
Today, nuclear reductions are becoming dangerous:
-Techno...
Dear colleagues. I'll focus on the several ascpects of the Collective Security Treaty Organization's activity in countering challenges to security in Central Asia and Europe.
You would probably agree that Central Asia is not the most trouble-free region: civil war in Tajikistan (1990-s), revolutions...
In this issue of Russia Confidential, we continue our review of highlights of the 4th Moscow Conference on International Security attended by leading security experts, military specialists, and decision-makers from 86 countries.
The focus of this issue is on information security - which was for the f...