per Concordiam

Discourse & reality By Dr. Pál Dunay, Marshall Center professor The Russian Federation is one of six states that border the Arctic Ocean. It has the longest Arctic coastline — more than 24,000 kilometers. More than 2 million…

Implications for the High North Rules-Based Order By Dr. Elizabeth Buchanan, lecturer in strategic studies, Deakin University at the Australian War College Assigned the role of spoiler in what some deem to be an unfolding Arctic great…

Zone of Peace or Military Tension? By Lt. Col. Robert J. Newbauer, U.S. Army War College fellow at the Marshall Center The Arctic region, typically known as bitter cold, remote and inaccessible, is the fastest warming place on Earth,…

AUTHOR:  Charles Emmerson PUBLISHED BY:  PublicAffairs REVIEWED BY:  Patrick Swan, per Concordiam contributor Humanity is on the cusp of achieving a long-sought commercial goal: year-round Arctic sea access. This would be a…

How the pandemic has affected security across the world By Dr. John L. Clarke, Marshall Center professor  |  Photos by The Associated Press “This changes everything.” “This is a game-changer.” Phrases like these have abounded in recent…

The EU, Great Power Competition and COVID-19 By Małgorzata Jankowska, counselor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland The turmoil caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 has been perceived by many European Union leaders as an opportune time…

Lessons for future crises By Dr. Bernhard Wigger, head of the core planning team for the Swiss Security Network Exercises at the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport Photos by Swiss Federal Department of Defence,…

The pandemic’s impact on the Middle East and North Africa By Mariusz Rzeszutko Before the outbreak of the global COVID-19 pandemic, countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) were at a crossroads. Ten years after the Arab…

What Armed Forces Can Do By Dr. John L. Clarke, Marshall Center professor The pandemic has caused leaders across the globe to turn to their armed forces for support in an ever-expanding range of roles. As the COVID-19 crisis progressed…

The Consequences of COVID-19 in the Post-Soviet Space By Dr. Pál Dunay, Marshall Center professor  |  Photos by The Associated Press The coronavirus that dominated the 2020 agenda and continues to have major influence in 2021 caused the…