Analytics from Ukraine. Project of NGO "Centre for International Security"
Modern regional security challenges have set before Baltic States a strong need of reassessment and optimization of their small sized armed forces.
Mykola Zamikula
Intensification of Russian aggressive policy towards neighbors requires structural review and reform of military capacity from the Baltic States. Assistance from NATO allies remains a key element of the defense doctrine of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Continue reading “Modernization of the Armed Forces of the Baltic States under Russian Threat “
Ankara dependence on Russian energy has a negative impact on the implementation of Turkish ambitions in foreign policy, where the interests of Turkey and Russia are not the same on several important issues. However, we must remember that Russia is also dependent – on the Turkish money for gas and oil.
Mykola Zamikula
Turkey is a country that has claims to be recognized as a regional leader. Realization of these ambitions is promoted by a unique geographical position at the border of the two parts of the world – Europe and Asia. As a result the activities of the state in various fields aimed primarily at using this factor to improve Turkish status in the international arena. Continue reading “Energy Issues in Turkish Foreign Policy”
Norway became one of the states whose security planning has been questioned by modern Russian aggressive policy…
Mykola Zamikula
Norway is a Scandinavian NATO member that has a strategic interest in the Arctic region. Today it faces a number of both global (the crisis of the international security system) and local (militarization of the Arctic) challenges. This creates a requirement to rethink its defense doctrine and to modernize national armed forces. Continue reading “Modernization of the Norwegian Armed Forces: Main Trends and Prospects”
