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Jonathan Laurence: A slew of recent arrests of US citizens plotting terrorist attacks has shattered the notion that American multiculturalism and upward mobility is somehow enough to deter extremism. US-EU counter-terrorism efforts must now accept the reality of the threat of home-grown terrorism on both sides of the Atlantic.
The November 5th Fort Hood shooting spree by a US Army Major and psychiatrist and other recent arrests of would-be US militants threw a spotlight on the reality of a two-way threat posed by violent radicals in both the US and Europe. Two months earlier, a US citizen was charged with targeting the Copenhagen headquarters of Jyllands Posten, the Danish newspaper that published the Prophet Mohammed cartoons in 2005. These events ...More
Baudouin Long: Iran’s nuclear ambition is not only a factor of concern for the Western powers but for its Arab neighbors as well. They have reacted to the Iranian threat by developing several strategies in compliance with the NPT. Nevertheless, they suffer from their disarray and should oppose a more united front to Iran.
Prior to the emergence of the Iranian nuclear crisis in 2002, Arab states had followed a common policy regarding the nuclear issue. This policy was designed to undermine Israel on the international stage by fostering the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free Zone in the Middle-East. Consequently, the Arab league endorsed the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and for years has rejected nuclear proliferation.
This policy has been ...More
Olaf Theiler: The war in Afghanistan has exposed strains among NATO members, but these tensions do not threaten the stability of the alliance in a fundamental way. Rather, they can lead to better cohesion by showing how NATO’s role in a 21st century security context can be better defined.
Starting from the four questions raised by Joerg Wolf, Editor in-Chief of atlantic-community.org, in order to initiate a debate, this article tries to outline my very personal view on the future of the North Atlantic Alliance.
21st Century Security: A New Test for Cohesion Building Among NATO Member States.
NATO has been threatened throughout its existence by diverging interests of its members - or to be precise, by the lack of trust in the solidarity ...More
Lev Voronkov: In regards to Russia’s influence in the region, no solution will be found to the Arctic challenges and disputes if the syndrome of the “cold war,” consisting of systematically labeling Russia as a disreputable power having predatory intentions in the Arctic, prevails.
The future of the Arctic region is built upon competing interests from the need for a deeper climate of cooperation between Arctic states to the fight over Arctic resources by any means, including military ones. Comparing the strategy papers published by the Arctic littoral states (Russia, Canada, Denmark, Norway,etc.) and the European Union proves that the legal basis for the resolution of disputes does exist. Moreover, concrete spheres ...More
Robert W. Corell: Science and traditional/local knowledge can play invigorating roles in tackling these Arctic challenges relating to climate change - coupled with the impacts of globalization towards collaborative efforts within and among the Arctic states
The territories encircling the Arctic Ocean belong to eight Arctic states. The three large federations, Russia, Canada and the US, are respectively, the first, second and fourth largest stakeholders in terms of Arctic lands. Given the vast Russian territory, no initiatives regarding Arctic governance can succeed without due attention to Russia. The Arctic Ocean, the core of the region, is the smallest of the world’s five oceans. It has the widest ...More
Stefan G. Ducich: More than ten years after Operation Allied Force, there is no durable peace in Kosovo. The global community, and the EU in particular, has the responsibility and the influence to usher in a system of governance and accountability, whereby the entire Kosovar populace – regardless of ethnic back
In her Pulitzer Prize winning account of genocide, Samantha Power lays bare the very real threat of forsaking a people after catastrophic, widespread violence. She argues: “Citizens victimized by genocide or abandoned by the international community do not make good neighbors, as their thirst for vengeance, their irredentism, and their acceptance of violence as a means of generating change can turn them into future threats.”
To avoid this ...More
Mia M. Bennett: Two groups of states are trying to take the lead on the Arctic battlefront: The “Arctic 5:” Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and the US, versus the Arctic Council, the soft law regional multi-stakeholder institution. Who will dominate the High North power game?
As the Arctic ice cap is melting, the region is growing in importance for both the five countries on its coasts and the rest of the world. Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and the US are staking out their claims in ways both peaceful and aggressive to secure access to the Arctic’s assets, while Iceland, Finland, and Sweden are participating in multilateral discussions through the Arctic Council. The success of collective ...More
Ingrid Lundestad: The United States has stated an intention to become a more active and influential player in the Arctic. What is currently the US position in the region, and what will it look like in the future?
In the last few years, Arctic and non-Arctic states have demonstrated increased attention towards the Arctic region. Climate change and related prospects for increased human activity, including energy extraction and shipping, have contributed to this interest. While some argue that a northern Cold War is in the making, others see new areas for cooperation. What security interests does the United States currently have in the Arctic, and ...More
Paal Sigurd Hilde: Norway is a bright example of how moderation can prevail even when the stakes seem high. Those dreaming of an Arctic El Dorado have been sorely disappointed. Will the other states rushing to the Arctic also come to their senses?
Norway was the first country caught by the wave of interest in the Arctic that has swept international affairs in the last few years. Though it is obviously no more than a ripple in the sea of global issues, the wave has hit the shores of Russia, Canada, the EU, the US, and to a lesser extent China, Japan and South Korea. As the first state submerged in Arctic enthusiasm, Norway has perhaps also been the first to resurface. In the last two ...More
K. S. Yalowitz & R. A. Virginia: The economic downturn is lifting pressure off further harmful resource exploitation development in the Arctic region. Will the international community however seize this unexpected opportunity to tackle environmental challenges? US commitment to UN multilateralism is key.
Climate change in the Arctic is creating unexpected and complex new challenges. There is concern regionally and internationally that melting Arctic sea ice could trigger a new “great game” of international power politics as nations race to extract an abundance of newly available natural resources. Ironically, the current global economic downturn has slowed the pressure for development of Arctic energy and ...More
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