Crimea has strategic importance for Russia, it`s located on the northern coast of the Black SeaANNEMARIE GREEN, MAJOR MIKE LYONS
From this standpoint, the importance of multilateralism in establishing new international balances cannot be ignored; in fact, it becomes essential in addressing the govern- ance weaknesses affecting global markets, to borrow Rodrik's terminology. This, rather than a unilateral approach that could lead...
The annexation of Crimea in March 2014 shed an entirely new light on the deci- sion to reduce the level of ambition for the armed forces at the end of 2013. nato 6 Strategic Strengthening of the Armed Forces 125 responded almost immediately with a series of measures designed to ...
China, as a strategically reliable and economically strong partner, became a viable option when the United States instigated a "color revolution" in Ukraine, and then joined hands with the European Union in sanctioning Russia for Crimea incident. This increased the geopolitical importance of the gas...
The NDB-EBRD MOU was signed at the second Annual Meeting of the NDB in New Delhi, India by the Presidents of the two institutions. The fact that the MOU was signed by the heads of the two Banks could be interpreted as signifying the high-level of importance the two institutions attached...
Abstract: The new Russian military doctrine from 2010, the growing international assertiveness of Russia, and eventually the annexation of the Crimea Peninsula in 2014 have forced the West to rethink deterrence strategies vis a vis Russia. Consequently,
This article discusses the surprising lack of preparedness in Russian propaganda preceding the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Despite previous successes in developing strategic narratives during the annexation of Crimea, Russia underestimated the need for unique communication strategies for the ...
Despite previous successes in developing strategic narratives during the annexation of Crimea, Russia underestimated the need for unique communication strategies for the conflict in Ukraine. The article argues that Russia's miscalculation was due to the assumption that it already ...
Tsarist Russia had been concerned, since ancient times, with controlling the Black Sea and the Danube, and after the annexation of Crimea, their importance was amplified,the wish being to turn the Black Sea into a "Russian lake" thus getting access to the warm seas... Using a constructivist...
The Asian policy of the Russia was starting to change at the second half of the 1990s. Russia conducted its policy at the East Asia in a view of the changed balance of national interests, regardless of the ideological considerations and attached a special importance to the economic cooperation....