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After the review conference : the NPT remains robust

Schneider, Jonas; Horovitz, Liviu - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2022

Originally scheduled for 2020, the 10th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) had to be deferred four times. It was not until August 2022 that the 191 NPT states finally met. At least since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, observers had expected that...

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Russia's catch-all nuclear rhetoric in its war against Ukraine : a balancing act between deterrence, dissuasion, and compellence strategies

Horovitz, Liviu; Arndt, Anna Clara - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2022

A close reading of Russia’s nuclear statements and actions during the first seven months of its war against Ukraine reveals a threefold approach. Moscow is walking a fine line between a well-crafted and successful deterrence strategy to prevent foreign military intervention; a more modest and...

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The role of nuclear weapons in Russia's strategic deterrence : implications for European security and nuclear arms control

Wachs, Lydia - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2022

In the West, Russia’s nuclear deterrence strategy is often described as one of “escalate to deescalate”. The thinking goes that Moscow is prepared to use nuclear weapons at an early stage in a conflict in order to “deescalate” and terminate the confrontation quickly in its favour....

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France's nuclear weapons and Europe : options for a better coordinated deterrence policy

Horovitz, Liviu; Wachs, Lydia - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2023

Replacing the US nuclear guarantee with a French nuclear umbrella for Europe would face major political and logistical challenges. Nevertheless, given the growing uncertainty in Europe and Asia, the German government should consider scenarios and options that go beyond today’s deterrence...

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Trump II and US nuclear assurances to NATO : policy options instead of alarmism

Horovitz, Liviu; Suh, Elisabeth - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2024

While a second Trump Presidency would be challenging for transatlantic ties, US nuclear assurances to its NATO allies in Europe would likely be the last casualty - not the first - of a fraying relationship. There is an intrinsic incompatibility between the United States completely abandoning its...

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Trump II and US nuclear assurances in the Indo-Pacific : why Australia, Japan, and South Korea have other concerns

Horovitz, Liviu; Suh, Elisabeth - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2024

contain China's rise - a goal that requires reliable allies across the Pacific. At the same time, US allies want to maintain …

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China's path to geopolitics : case study on China's Iran policy at the intersection of regional interests and global power rivalry

Stanzel, Angela - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2022

, especially in Iran. China's interests in the Middle East increasingly collide with those of the US, which has brought about a … in the region. Relations with Iran offer China various possibilities for balancing US influence. A decisive factor for … China's Iran policy are its regulatory ideas aiming to establish equality of influence between the major global powers in a …

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Geopolitics of electricity : grids, space and (political) power

Westphal, Kirsten; Pastukhova, Maria; Pepe, Jacopo Maria - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2022

’s common integrated electricity grid. China is gaining considerable influence in the electricity sector, setting standards and … EU, China, Russia and - across the Black Sea - Iran and Turkey are competing in these zones to influence the …

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Russia-China economic relations : Moscow's road to economic dependence

Kluge, Janis - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2024

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has fundamentally changed the terms of Russia-China economic relations …. Economic cooperation with China has become vital for the Russian economy. Trade turnover between Russia and China has increased …. Russian arms exports have declined in recent years. Meanwhile, China exports large quantities of dual-use goods to Russia …

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South Korea's evolving Indo-Pacific strategy : opportunities and challenges for cooperation with the EU

Ballbach, Eric J. - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2023

South Korea has been late to embrace the concept of the Indo-Pacific. Its strategic approach developed from initial neglect to mere tactic acknowledgment and careful engagement under the Moon administration (2017–2022), to the now clear support for a distinct Indo-Pacific strategy under the...

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