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Georgia’s waning faith in its pro-Western orientation
Ever since its Rose Revolution of 2003, Georgia has sought to embed itself firmly in the West but has made only modest progress toward joining NATO and the EU. While it resolutely keeps its distance from Russia, the South Caucasus country risks finding itself under the Kremlin’s influence once again if forced to replace its pro-Western orientation with multi-vector policies.
Quo vadis, Europe?
In the aftermath of the catastrophic retreat from Afghanistan, Europe was brutally confronted with its inability to function as an effective geopolitical player on the world stage. What the continent needs is to reassess the role of the European Union, and look beyond Brussels to create a cohesive and operable ...
Norway and Russia clash over Svalbard
The Svalbard archipelago has recently become an unexpected source of tension between Norway and Russia, with Moscow accusing Oslo of restricting access to the islands. The two countries could opt to collaborate more closely and jointly explore oil and gas resources in the region, but the likeliest outcome is an ...
Balkan postwar geopolitics: Three decades later
Thirty years after the dissolution of Yugoslavia, Serbia is attempting to move toward a new kind of Balkan unification. But divisions over the recognition of Kosovo and over strategic orientations toward Russia and NATO are hard obstacles to overcome. The region is likely to continue to be divided into two ...
Sweden and Finland in a mutual defense pact
After undergoing a near-total disarmament following the Cold War, Sweden is now remilitarizing in close collaboration with neighboring Finland. The mutual defense pact could eventually be integrated into NATO, although such a course of action would certainly provoke a reaction from the Kremlin.
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