Posted on August 24, 2017. Tags: Baltic States, Deterrence, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, NATO, New Cold War, Russia, Ukraine
The baltic states responding to the threat posed by a resurgent Russia is understandable, but the nature of this threat and the means to reduce it need to be re-examined. From 2014 onwards, Western commentators covering Russian aggression in the former Soviet space have repeatedly issued stark warnings of a potential threat to the Baltic […]
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Posted in Europe, Russia, Security Issues, World
Posted on April 1, 2015. Tags: Arctic, Cold War, Copenhagen, Denmark, Deterrence, Energy, Martin Lidegaard, Mikhail Vanin, Moscow, NATO, Natural Resources, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, UN
In light of wider Danish strategic priorities, Danish Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard’s restrained reaction to Russia’s decision to target Danish military frigates with nuclear weapons was understandable. In a recent op-ed piece for the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten, the Russian ambassador to Denmark, Mikhail Vanin, wrote that Danish warships would “become targets for Russian nuclear missiles” should […]
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Posted in Conflict, Europe, Russia, Security Issues, World