Demyan Plakhov examines NATO’s invitation to Montenegro as its 29th member.
Tag: NATO
A Rally Cry to Arms: Is the Invoking of Article Five of NATO Needed to Degrade ISIS?
ISIS is an apocalyptic organization overdue for eradication. Jayson Derow discusses the importance of invoking Article Five of the North Atlantic Treaty in order to degrade ISIS’ capabilities; the clause declaring an attack against one is to be an attack against all.
Internal Policy or External Policy? The Divergence in Polish Defence Policy
The election of Poland’s Law and Justice Party has brought attention to Poland’s increasingly divergent attitudes towards the EU and NATO. Michael Kang looks at possible implications this might have on the future of Poland’s defence.
Inside 2 Percent, NATO’s Security and Finance Conundrum
In response to political pressure on burden-sharing within NATO, and the need for increased capacity along it’s eastern front, Neil Siviter analyzes what can be done to sustainably finance the Alliance to face modern crises.
Why Kosovo Matters: What the West Doesn’t Understand About the Balkans- Part III
In the final piece to his “What the West Doesn’t Understand About the Balkans” series, Vedran Kuljanin looks at why Kosovo is an important piece of land to both Albanians and Serbians alike and how the West misdiagnoses the problems present.
Quitting Alliances: Is Isolationism the New Path?
If Britain leaves the EU, what will it mean for the future of the European alliance? Lira Loloci discusses Britain’s referendum and whether this move will weaken the EU.
America’s NATO: Trump, Clinton, and Sanders
Sophie Barnett explores the Presidential front runners’ stances on NATO and the electoral outcome’s implications for NATO’s future.
Democracy at the Point of Bayonets: Can Regime Change Stabilize Syria?
Western military forces have demonstrated that they are effective in implementing regime change. But such regimes failed to foster stability or eradicate jihadist extremism, and thus, war persists and blood is still spilt. Jayson Derow discusses why the overthrowing of the Assad government will not ease tensions within the Syrian civil war or the battle against ISIS.
The Bizarre World of Russia’s Human Rights: New Ombudsman Will Defend Russian Minorities Abroad and Fight Subversion at Home
Russia’s new human rights ombudsman promises to defend Russians abroad and fight subversion at home.
Professionalization of the TSK: ‘Contractual Soldiering’ in Turkey
Busra Karasu examines the contract – based re-enlistment system in Turkey, which was introduced to professionalize the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), the second largest standing army in NATO.