Artículo Foreign Policy, 15.09.2022 Stephen M. Walt, profesor de RRII (Harvard) y columnistaIn a world of constant change, the endurance of the trans-Atlantic partnership stands out. NATO is older than I am, and I’m no youngster. It has been around even longer than Queen Elizabeth II reigned in Britain. Its original rationale—to “keep the Soviet Union...
For Putin and Russia, the mercenaries of the Wagner Group could be a recipe for disaster
Columna World Politics Review, 01.09.2022 Alexander Clarkson, profesor de Estudios Europeos (King's College-Londres)In the Bavarian town of Rain am Lech, a statue in the market square serves as a reminder of more tumultuous times. It depicts Johann Tserclaes, the count of Tilly, who helped lead the armies of the German Emperor Ferdinand II against Protestant challengers...
Los juegos de la guerra de Rusia llegan al continente americano
Columna El Líbero, 23.08.2022 Miguel Ángel Martínez, cientista político (U. Central-Venezuela) y doctor en Conflicto (U. Complutense)Este año, los Army Games que patrocina Moscú —y en los que participan casi 40 países— presentan una novedad importante que ha pasado relativamente inadvertida: por primera vez, desde su inauguración hace 8 años, se celebran también en el continente...
A Ukrainian counter-offensive in Kherson faces steep odds
Editorial The Economist, 14.08.2022The great wars of the twentieth century pivoted on counter-offensives: the Allied landings at Normandy; Douglas MacArthur’s shock assault at Inchon within the Korean conflict; Norman Schwarzkopf’s “left hook” to chop off Iraqi forces in Kuwait. Now Ukraine, with a fifth of its territory in Russian fingers, hopes to hitch that checklist....
Rimpac 2022: Algo más que un ejercicio
Columna AthenaLab, 26.07.2022 Juan Pablo Toro, director ejecutivoConocido como el ejercicio naval más grande del mundo, este año se considera “histórico” para Rimpac, porque se ha regresado a los niveles de despliegue prepandemia, debutó el dron MQ-9A Reaper y hay una guerra en marcha que demuestra la necesidad de contar marinas bien entrenadas. Pero quizás lo más...
China’s Pacific Push Is Backfiring
Artículo Foreign Policy, 26.07.2022 Derek Grossman, analista de defensa (RAND Corp.) y profesor adjunto (U. of Southern California)The Pacific Islands region hasn't had so much international attention since World War II. Thank China for that. A document leaked in March revealed Beijing's plan to ink a secret security agreement with the Solomon Islands. The deal authorizes China...
EU Defense Integration Is Moving From Fantasy to Reality
Artículo World Politics Review, 20.07.2022 Alexander Clarkson, profesor de estudios europeos (King’s College-London)Just days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as Europe still reeled in shock, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared that it was time for what he called a Zeitenwende, or sea change, in how the country approaches national and collective defense. Announcing huge increases in...
Russian Corruption Is an Urgent Security Threat
Artículo Foreign Policy, 05.07.2022 Nathalie Loiseau (eurodiputada francesa) y Peter Meijer (congresista norteamericano)
Western agencies need funding and power to tackle the Kremlin’s influence
Europeans will remember Feb. 24 the same way that Americans remember 9/11. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine shocked and horrified Europeans. And, as in the aftermath of the attack on...Cumbre de la OTAN: Hacia una alianza global
Columna El Mercurio, 26.06.2022 Juan Pablo Toro V., director ejecutivo de AthenaLabCon una nueva guerra azotando a Europa, la alianza militar que se constituyó justamente para impedirlas se reúne la próxima semana en Madrid, donde está previsto que se dé a conocer un nuevo “Concepto estratégico”, que debe guiar su accionar durante los próximos inciertos años. La...
NATO Allies Are Rethinking Russia’s Supposed Military Prowess
Artículo Foreign Policy, 07.06.2022 Robbie Gramer y Amy Mackinnon, reporteros