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Russia in the Arctic
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…
China’s Hybrid Arctic Strategy
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…
Effective Multilateralism
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…
COVID-19 and Preparedness
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,…
COVID-19 Challenges the MENA REGION
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…
Managing Pandemics
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…
Therapies and Implications
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…
COVID-19 and Kyiv
The Pandemic and Its Impact on Ukraine
By Cmdr. John “Eric” Ager, U.S. Navy, Marshall Center professor
he COVID-19 pandemic shuttered most of the world’s economies and upended the regular conduct of government, diplomacy and…
Trade Routes and Security Alliances
The post-pandemic security terrain in Central Eurasia
By Dr. Gregory Gleason, Marshall Center professor
As the human costs of COVID-19 mount on a global level, the world struggles with the immediate medical consequences and lives lost…
Strategic Deterrence Unabated
Defending the nation during a pandemic
While much of the world scaled back or shut down due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), with headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, continued…