All tagged Security Policy

Analysis | Trust But Verify: The Demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force Treaty

Anna J. Davidson
United States, American Foreign Policy, China, Connectivity, Economic Policy, Economics, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, Great Powers

The United States has officially announced that it is withdrawing from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Force Treaty in response to what it deems a “material breach” of the Treaty by the Russian Federation. Although the announcement marks the official loss of the Treaty, the unraveling of the INF has been years in the making. Although neither the United States nor Russia are yet able to agree upon who is to blame for the demise of the INF Treaty, there is no doubt that the next move is Moscow’s to make. 

Analysis | What is Security? Everything.

Joshua Ball
Conflict & Peace, Collective Defense, Defense Policy, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, National Security, Security Affairs, Technology, Terrorism, Great Powers

With a return to great power competition, national security priorities are shifting. States, rather than non-state actors like terrorist groups or insurgencies, are the primary security threat. The idea that security encompasses more than military and defense issues alone has returned. The security paradigm of the twenty-first century has expanded to nearly every facet of human life.

Analysis | Refining Strategic Autonomy: A Call for European Grand Strategy

Cameron Vaské
European Foreign Policy, European Politics, European Reform, European Union, Foreign Policy, Defense Policy, Security Affairs, Soft Power, Grand Strategy

Terms like strategic autonomy and defense union have become commonplace in the face of wavering American commitments to NATO and the transatlantic alliance. The shift in the discussion hints at a move towards greater European collective action on the world stage. With the resurgence of China, the return of Russia, the retreat of the United States, and the rise of the rest, Europe needs to define its own grand strategy.