Category: Europe
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Russia and China Really Are Getting Closer
Jacob Bosen // Russia and China are rediscovering a need to cooperate, using their shared histories and beliefs to develop a powerful Sino-Russian bloc that could secure relative hegemony in Asia
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Clarify American Goals as Ukraine’s Progress Slows
George Barber // The United States must determine its end goal for the war in Ukraine. The pervasive idealistic rhetoric must be replaced with options that come from a place of realism.
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Belarus Could Have Been Neutral
Matthew Bryant // America’s hardline approach to the Belarusian government has helped Vladimir Putin dominate Lukashenko. This should be seen as a tactical error.
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Serbia Between Washington and Moscow
Julian Fisher // Recent events in Kosovo reveal unresolved tensions and a geopolitical struggle for dominance in the Balkans.
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Avoiding America’s Brewing War in the Baltics
Robert Clarke // Sending strong policy signals to the Baltic capitals could help defuse the danger of unintended conflict between the Baltics and Russia that would lead the U.S. into war.
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The Future of Nuclear Proliferation in Finland
Carson Webb // With full membership as of April 4th, 2023, it is extremely unlikely for Finland to seek out a nuclear arsenal. It will continue to rely on the nuclear umbrella of its allies as nuclear armament/nuclear proliferation does not fit Finnish beliefs on nuclear weapons.
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Is Poland America’s Most Important Partner in Europe?
Dylan Waste // Despite previously failing to amplify the voice of post-Soviet NATO members, there is ample opportunity for U.S. policies to further empower Poland’s emergence as a bulwark of American interests on the alliance’s integral Eastern flank.
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Why the U.S. Needs to Reassess Its Relationship With Turkey
Aiden Zhang // Given its detrimental effects on NATO’s ability to operate, Washington would be wise to recognize this shift in Turkish strategic thought and to reassess and deinstitutionalize the relationship accordingly.
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Dichotomie
Lake Dodson // In such critical times as these, any kind of rift between France and America would be a failing of international diplomacy and statesmanship, in other words, a major faux pas
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Kosovo and Serbia’s Long Frozen Conflict
Alexander Miguel // Just as Milosevic lost control of a unified Yugoslavia during the decline of the Soviet Union, the SNS may have to cut their losses in Kosovo and join the EU. The United States has already encouraged both Pristina and Belgrade to make peace. From here, Washington should keep a delicate hand and…