... and Madrid will oppose them and the United States in the transatlantic dialogue
2021 has been rich in negative events for European security: the world has witnessed the collapse of the Open Skies Treaty, American-French discord concerning AUKUS, the ... ... official dialogue between Russia and NATO, and the migration crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border.
Alexander Yermakov:
Is France’s Nuclear Shield Big Enough to Cover All of Europe?
Over the past year, the Western countries seem to have been searching ...
... certainly gave new impetus to the debate. Although it is not always easy to decode the intentions of the US President, his indifference for transatlantic relations offered the EU some more room for action. This does not mean that the US commitment to European security faded away. But it signals that the US expected from the EU to play a bigger role in that regard. President of France Emmanuel Macron has been the first leader of an EU member-state to give a personal tint to this new role. He believes that the EU should grasp the opportunity and practically become more autonomous in international affairs by moving beyond the ...
... Eastern and Western Europe have been talking about for almost six years.
It would be very disappointing if the interest shown by France in the INF Treaty remained just vague political declarations and rhetoric without any substantial practical output. If ... ... foreign policy, I would give the French leader four pieces of advice on how to drive the issue of the INF Treaty, as well as European security in general, out of the deadlock.
Avoid Issuing Ultimata
Alexander Savelyev:
Russia — US: On the Brink of ...
