EUROPE SHOWS A STRONGER DEFENSE COHESION. IT MUST NOW ADVANCE ITS ARMS CONTROL INTERESTS

EUROPE SHOWS A STRONGER DEFENSE COHESION. IT MUST NOW ADVANCE ITS ARMS CONTROL INTERESTS

The erosion of the rules-based global order has been a constant topic of discussion in the last few years. One of the most serious illustrations of that trend is the end of half a century of bilateral arms control agreements between the United States and the Soviet Union, then Russia, with the expiry earlier this month of New START—the last in the long line of negotiated bilateral agreements to bring down nuclear arsenals.

CHINA - EUROPE’S NEW FAVORITE PARTNER?

CHINA - EUROPE’S NEW FAVORITE PARTNER?

Europe’s neighbor Russia and its ally the United States, both are - in different ways - challenging a Europe which wants peace on its continent built on a strong transatlantic alliance. Russia is still our neighbor and Europe - economically and militarily - is closely connected with the U.S. Nevertheless, Europe has to look for new partners around the globe. The challenges posed by Russia and the Unites Stares are too long-term and decisive to neglect.