On February 24th, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Russia has invaded a neighbor three times in the past 15 years — Georgia in 2008, and Ukraine in both 2008 and 2014. However, the current war in Ukraine is distinct from previous Russian military operations. Initially, the goal of Russian troops was to decapitate Ukraine’s leadership through a takeover of Kyiv, the…
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The recently heightened tensions between Russia and Ukraine, after numerous years of low-scale conflict, is more than a conflict between a former superpower and its former region. For NATO, the conflict is proof of its relevance more than 70 years after the organization’s inception. For the European Union, the conflict is a critical moment in the ongoing efforts to bolster…
Following the Arab Spring, and the Syrian Civil War, the Mediterranean became the main passage for EU-bound migrants. The migrant crisis of 2015 resulted in more than a million people crossing into Europe. While migration rates have lowered, Turkey’s authoritative leader, Recep Erdoğan, is taking aggressive actions that further destabilizes the Mediterranean. Turkey, a key member of NATO that houses…
On September 15th, President Biden announced in a joint press conference with Australia and Great Britain a new trilateral security initiative, centered around the procurement of at least 8 nuclear-powered submarines from Australia. The new security partnership called “AUKUS” was made to counter Chinese velleities in the Asia-Pacific region. The deal has been seen by many as a step towards…