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Russia Facing Loss of Icebreaker Dominance in Arctic
Executive Summary: Russia currently has the largest fleet of icebreakers in the Arctic. Its lead over others, however, is somewhat deceptive as most are small and devoted to clearing ice... MORE
Armenia Looks West to Reduce Nuclear Energy Dependency on Russia
Executive Summary Armenia plans to replace its aging Soviet-era Metsamor nuclear reactor by 2036 and is currently engaged in talks with other countries, including Russia and the United States, to... MORE
Moscow Seeks to Drive ‘Peace’ Wedge into Trans-Atlantic Unity
Executive Summary: As new peace proposals are published, Russian President Vladimir Putin does not appear to be any closer to accepting negotiations with Ukraine to conduct a ceasefire or end... MORE
Strategic Indecision Prolongs NATO’s Incremental Approach to Ukraine
Executive Summary: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit did not unveil any particular strategy—let alone a winning one—to deal with Russia’s war against Ukraine, postponing any draft strategy until... MORE
OSCE Declares ‘Decolonization of Russia’ as Necessary for Peace
Executive Summary: The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe declared that the “decolonization of the Russian Federation is a necessary condition for sustainable peace” and that Russia is pursuing... MORE
Ukraine’s Membership Prospects No Clearer After NATO’s Washington Summit
Executive Summary: NATO’s Washington Summit Declaration looks noncommittal and conditions-hedged regarding Ukraine’s eventual membership in the alliance. Member states believe that Ukraine’s accession would involve the alliance in a war... MORE
Belarus Becomes First European Member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Executive Summary: Belarus officially joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) at the July summit in Astana, becoming the first European country to join. Minsk hopes to use SCO membership to... MORE
Russia Struggles to Counter Upgrade of NATO-Ukraine Compact
Executive Summary: The recent North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Washington yielded many practical decisions on building Western military capabilities and sustaining offensive operations in Ukraine through bilateral security... MORE
United States Freezes Military Cooperation With Georgia
Executive Summary: The United States announced an indefinite postponement of joint military exercises with Georgia that were originally scheduled for the end of July due to Tbilisi’s adoption of the... MORE
United States Encourages Armenia and Azerbaijan to Sign Peace Treaty ‘Without Delay’
Executive Summary: The United States has expressed that it is willing to support the peace process between Azerbaijan and Armenia, highlighted in US Deputy Secretary of State James O’Brien’s recent... MORE