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The flawed rhetoric around NATO’s two percent 3
- International Relations and Global Affairs, Op-ed
- 19/04/2017
Increased contributions to NATO’s budget might not significantly alter member states’ security situation – the aggressive rhetoric around them could.
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The Crisis Between Russia and the West: Who gets to be right?0
- International Relations and Global Affairs, Op-ed
- 28/10/2016
Conflicts are not only about incompatible interests. They are equally disagreements over why the conflict started in the first place. In the crisis between the West and Russia, diverting opinions and beliefs are evident, and both sides go at lengths to distort the narrative of the other. In this context “being right” should however not be the objective. Rather focus should be on how to address the underlying mistrust and feelings of betrayal expressed by both sides.
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NATO Summit Outcome: Preventing a conflict or creating one?0
- International Relations and Global Affairs, Op-ed
- 12/07/2016
The 2016 NATO Summit held in Warsaw has now ended. As expected, one of the main topics on the agenda was NATOs strategic response to Russia, which included debates about tactical troop positioning and other deterrence measures. What the summit – at least publicly – did not address, is the reason for the standoff between NATO and Russia and how NATO plans to prevent it from escalating.
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Should Sweden abandon its neutrality policy?0
- International Relations and Global Affairs, Op-ed
- 22/06/2016
Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 as well as Russian verbal threats and provocations towards NATO and non-NATO members, have put European leaders on edge. Talks of a new Cold War have revitalized the role of NATO and made Sweden question its neutrality. But is the threat from Russia towards Sweden substantial enough for Sweden to abandon its neutrality policy? No, and here is why.
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