Garčević Explores NATO Enlargement’s Impact on Ukraine Crisis
Ambassador Garčević’s presentation – part of Milton Academy’s Keyes Seminar Day – focused on the popular narrative that NATO enlargement provoked Russia to invade Ukraine.
Garčević Interviewed on War in Ukraine and Regional Politics
Ambassador Garčević comments on the war in Ukraine, NATO and EU enlargement, relations between the EU and Russia, EU economic sanctions against Moscow, as well as recent European diplomatic visits to Kyiv.
Garčević Interviewed on Russia-Ukraine & NATO Expansion
“Russia’s attack on Ukraine has united the EU more than ever in the last 20 years and confirmed the importance of close cooperation between European allies and the U.S.”
Shifrinson Explores Scenarios In Which West Escalates Conflict With Russia
Professor Shifrinson discusses how the West and Russia may now be entering into the terminal stages of an insecurity spiral that could produce a larger European conflagration.
Garčević Comments on Montenegro’s Response to Ukraine Crisis
“Any government hesitation creates the impression that Montenegro does not have an attitude when it comes to events in Ukraine and is avoiding responsibility.”
Shifrinson Offers Clarity on Post-Cold War NATO-Russia Agreement
“There is a legitimate point to say that the U.S. offered assurances to the Soviets that NATO would do something, but that is not the same thing as saying NATO offered an agreement.”
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.