by Kurt Engelen | Apr 13, 2022 | Great Power Politics, Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament, Research, War and Conflict
Depuis l’annexion de la Crimée, l’OTAN et l’UE peinent à trou- ver la juste réponse face au regain d’agressivité de la politique étrangère russe. En dépit de sa condamnation unanime de l’agression, la classe politique occidentale n’a jamais été à même de forcer la...
by Dr. Aziz Erdogan* | Feb 20, 2020 | Commentary, Modern Air & Space Power, Modern Warfare, Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
1. Background On 1 March 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his speech to the Federal Parliament, gave an overview of the development status of several “new generation” strategic weapon systems specifically designed to escape U.S. missile defense...
by Dr. Aziz Erdogan* | Jul 27, 2019 | Commentary, Modern Warfare, Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty had its origins in the Euromissile crisis of the mid-1970s when the Soviet Union had deployed newly-developed SS-20 intermediate-range missiles, replacing older intermediate-range SS-4 and SS-5 missiles. The...
by Dr. Aziz Erdogan* | Jun 28, 2019 | Modern Warfare, Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament, Research
Background Euromissile crisis of the mid-1970s, which had started with Soviet Union`s deployment of newly-developed SS-20 intermediate-range missiles instead of intermediate-range SS-4 and SS-5 missiles, had led to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty....
by Dinshaw Mistry* | Jun 14, 2019 | Commentary, Modern Warfare, Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is worth preserving and expanding. In August, the landmark Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty between Russia and the United States will terminate unless both sides can resolve their differences over the...
by Sebastian S. Stolberg | Nov 27, 2018 | Commentary, Modern Warfare, Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
We have been witnessing baffling developments in the last month, which corroborate our earlier observations on deteriorating liberal world order. On 20 October 2018, President Donald Trump stated his intention to pull U.S. out of INF Treaty and build up its arsenal...
