Europe and USA facing the Russian-Ukrainian war
Three experts renowned internationally discussed for Centro Studi Machiavelli how the Russian-Ukrainian war will proceed and what the consequences will be for Europe and America.
Three experts renowned internationally discussed for Centro Studi Machiavelli how the Russian-Ukrainian war will proceed and what the consequences will be for Europe and America.
The war between Russia and Ukraine has imposed a difficult challenge on NATO and Europe. In particular, our continent risks to come out destabilized, between war at the gates, wave of refugees and socio-economic repercussions of sanctions. What are the scenarios for the near future and how should NATO and European countries deal with them?
The war between Russia and Ukraine has imposed a difficult challenge on NATO and Europe. In particular, our continent risks to come out destabilized, between war at the gates, wave of refugees and socio-economic repercussions of sanctions. What are the scenarios for the near future and how should NATO and European countries deal with them?
It's hard to see this war ending with a peace agreement anytime soon. It will be a long diplomatic journey. Much more likely, some form of frozen conflict, similar to agreeing on an armistice, could take shape; after that, the preservation of Ukraine's combat power will be crucial.
The maneuvers in the field must be read according to this perspective: for Russia the Black Sea is indispensable because it is the obliged passage not only towards the Mediterranean, but also towards the Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific. It is through the Black Sea that Moscow can reach lines of maritime communication otherwise precluded.
Although the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is fought primarily on land, the maritime dimension is neither alien to the conduct of operations nor to the strategic motivations of the two sides.
Although the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is fought primarily on land, the maritime dimension is neither alien to the conduct of operations nor to the strategic motivations of the two sides.
There are two figures, one historical and one living, who at first glance share practically nothing. There are, however, also similarities that, as the weeks go by, appear more and more interesting and, from a certain point of view, disturbing.
The Russian-Ukrainian war is also (if not primarily) one of the many ethnic conflicts that have bloodied the former communist bloc territories following the collapse of the USSR and because of its legacy of "unresolved" borders.