CSE Hosts Lecture on Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Why has Russia amassed troops around Ukraine? Why the threat of an invasion? Are there other ways to achieve objectives? How will this conflict end? Professor Olena Lennon of the University of New Haven addresses these and other questions on the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
Garčević Comments on Montenegro’s Silence on Ukraine Crisis
By trying to play “a neutral role” in the crisis in Ukraine, Ambassador Garčević believes that Montenegro is sending the wrong signal to its partners in the European Union and NATO.
Najam Interviewed on Ukraine Crisis and U.S. Response
“This conflict comes when for Biden’s domestic problems are much more important than international ones. The country is divided, the pandemic is not over yet, and high levels of inflation are worrying.”
Shifrinson Comments on NATO Enlargement and Ukraine Crisis
Historically, NATO enlargement, “was a way of incentivizing liberalization in countries that had been in the Communist bloc, showing that the US still has a mission in Europe, and a way of the US projecting power and checking alternative systems like the European Union.”
Garčević Interviewed on Developments in Ukraine
Ambassador Garčević outlines how Moscow uses Ukraine as a bargaining chip in its relations with the West, highlighting that the current build-up of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border may be an attempt to force the West to take Russia’s security demands seriously.
Garčević Discusses Turkey, the West, and the Trans-Atlantic Relationship
Ambassador Garčević said that the West often misunderstands Turkey’s interests in the Balkans and underestimates its strength. As it turns out, in the Balkans, Turkey and NATo are not in disagreement
Garčević Interviewed on Commitments of International Powers in the Balkans
In his interview, Ambassador Garčević highlighted the need for more robust involvement of the EU and United States in the Balkans but cast doubt about their political commitment, given their global priorities.
Shifrinson Quoted on U.S. Credibility Amid Afghanistan Withdrawal
“The fact that we haven’t seen the castigation of U.S. credibility in an overt, dramatic way is a more telling indicator.”
Garčević Discusses Western Balkans During CEUCE Colloquium
Ambassador Garčević questions why the EU has been losing its soft power attraction in the Western Balkans despite two powerful tools at its hands, the EU membership perspective and intensive economic cooperation/the volume of FDIs.
Shifrinson Interviewed on NATO-China Relationship
“The world doesn’t need a second Cold War to get countries to be very much in one camp or another.”
Shifrinson Explores the Future of US-NATO Relations
“American strategists in the years ahead must be prepared to revisit the fundamentals of the U.S. presence in Europe and devolve authority to local actors.”
Shifrinson Writes on U.S.-NATO Relations in Política Exterio
Prof. Shifrinson discusses U.S.’s historically mixed relationship with NATO and what the future may hold.
Shifrinson Writes in and Edits Special Issue of International Politics
Professor Joshua Shifrinson writes on the legacy of NATO enlargement in a newly released edition of International Politics.
Shifrinson Presents at Workshop on History of NATO
Prof. Joshua Shifrinson participated in a recent workshop jointly hosted by King’s College London, the University of Cardiff, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars on the history of NATO.
Shifrinson Interviewed for Podcast on NATO Expansion
Prof. Joshua Shifrinson discusses NATO expansion, U.S.-Russia relations, and the upcoming NATO Summit.
Garcevic Speaks on Panel on NATO, Turkey, and the Western Balkans
Amb. Vesko Garcevic spoke as part of the panel hosted by the Institute of Eastern Mediterranean Studies at Emmanuel College.
Weinstein, Garcevic Speak at Panel on the Future of NATO
USAF (Ret) Lt. Gen. Jack Weinstein and Amb. Vesko Garcevic spoke at an event entitled “NATO’S Next 70 Years: Looking to the Transatlantic Future.”
Shifrinson Publishes Journal Article on a U.S. NATO Exit
Prof. Joshua Shifrinson examines how the shadow of a United States exit has shaped intra-NATO diplomacy since the alliance’s inception.
Garcevic Interviewed on NATO-EU Relations and the Balkans
Amb. Vesko Garcevic discusses NATO and EU relations as well as NATO and Russia’s influence in the Balkans.
Beyond the Headlines: 1999 NATO Intervention in Yugoslavia
The Beyond the Headlines series continued with a discussion entitled “NATO Intervention in Yugoslavia 1999: Just a War or a Just War?”