Looking Back and Looking Forward in Crisis Management: The Ukrainian Case
We published an article on July 29, 2014 which looked at ways the Ukrainian challenge might…
Read More »Europe’s Northern Group and Deterrence in Depth
Europe’s Northern Group is providing a venue for discussing ways to enhance defense, security and deterrence…
Read More »Meeting the Russian Challenge
Recent Pentagon deployments display a growing realism about the Russian military threat. And the announced recreation…
Read More »Dealing with the Russian Challenge: The Estonian Case
The Baltic republics are the flash point for European defense. If there is a wider war…
Read More »Reverse Engineering the Russian A2/D2 Threat
During my past visits to Denmark, I have had the opportunity to talk with the current…
Read More »Assessing the Russian Military Challenge: The Chatham House Perspective
Recently, Chatham House published an assessment of the way ahead for Russian military power and that…
Read More »Finland Works with Sweden and NATO on Deterrence
The liberal democracies have much work to do to rebuild the forces and the shape an…
Read More »The Future of Finnish Defense: The Perspective of the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence
During my visit to Helsinki in February 2018, I had a chance to discuss the approach…
Read More »The Return of Great Power Conflict: The Challenge for the Western Liberal Democracies
The US military has been focused along with core allies in dealing with counter-insurgencies for more…
Read More »Russia Introduces Hybrid War in 21st Century Europe
Innovation in warfare is not just about introducing new platforms. It is as much about shaping…
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