Commentary
European options amidst the INF clash of the titans
The culmination of the yearlong INF drama, beset with mutual accusations, now places Europeans under enormous pressure to address the ensuing security challenges.
ELN on the INF
Further ELN material and contributions on the INF Treaty debate
Commentary
Not a good season for arms control
Former Special Assistant to President George W. Bush, the Hon. Franklin C. Miller, responds to the claim that now is the time for a renaissance in disarmament
Commentary
Scrapping the INF: Premature, Counterproductive and Dangerous
Professor Götz Neuneck writes proposals for Europe to prevent the collapse of the INF Treaty, which he argues would not only be a sharp break from previous arms control policy but risks challenging the nuclear arms control framework in its entirety.
Commentary
Preventing the US INF withdrawal: political and legal dimensions
Despite the fact that no legal mechanism can block the US decision, there is still a window of opportunity to save the INF treaty.
Commentary
Can a US-Russia conflict be contained?
There are no easy wins in the US-Russia relationship, but the Wilson Centre’s Matthew Rojansky identifies opportunities for engagement to avoid its total collapse.
Commentary
Two summits that can change the fate of the INF Treaty
At the ongoing NATO Brussels summit and the Trump-Putin meeting following right after, there will be one issue that can make all the difference between a success and failure: the ability to resolve the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) crisis.
Commentary
Will non-proliferation and nuclear restraint be weakened in 2020?
In diplomatic terms, the 2019 PrepCom was better than many expected, despite a failure to find consensus on many key issues, but what does this mean going forward to the 2020 Review Conference?
Commentary
An EU-Russia deal to replace the INF Treaty?
The European Union should step in and try to diffuse the INF crisis by initiating talks with Moscow on a follow-up agreement restraining missile deployments.
Commentary
Can the INF withdrawal be a win-win for all?
If handled well, US withdrawal from the INF Treaty can open up opportunities for better and more modern arms control arrangements.
Commentary
Arms control without arms to control?
Dr Ulrich Kuhn responds to calls that the EU could diffuse the current INF Treaty crisis by initiating independent talks with Moscow.
Commentary
Controlling missiles in a post-INF world
Ground-launched cruise missiles are not the main military issue, as their effect on strategic stability remains limited. Greater problems will arise as soon as Russia and the US start the testing, production and deployment of intermediate-range ballistic missiles.
Policy brief
Nuclear Responsibility: A New Framework to Assess U.S. and Russian Behaviour
Dr Heather Williams, Lecturer in the Defence Studies Department at King’s College London (KCL) and Amelia Morgan, Research Assistant at KCL’s Centre for Science and Security Studies (CSSS) examine how the United States and Russia could become more responsible nuclear actors and strengthen the global nuclear order at a time when it is most fragile.
Media coverage
Julia Berghofer and Katarzyna Kubiak on Germany and the INF Treaty crisis
ELN Policy Fellows Julia Berghofer and Dr Katarzyna Kubiak write on the German position on the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
Event
Seminar on Managing the Collapse of the INF Treaty
In cooperation with the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the European Leadership Network organised a workshop on “Managing the Collapse of the INF Treaty” with experts from all around Europe, United States and Kazakhstan.
Event
European INF Initiative Project Meeting in Odessa
Dr Katarzyna Kubiak and Julia Berghofer presented at the European INF Initiative Project Meeting which took place on 3rd May 2019 at the Odessa Center for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament. Participants discussed where European states can and cannot join forces in responding to the INF crisis and likely demise.
Media coverage
European NATO allies muted on nuclear treaty’s demise
ELN Policy Fellow Katarzyna Kubiak talks to Deutsche Welle about the INF crisis.
Media coverage
Katarzyna Kubiak on INF Treaty for Osteuropa
ELN Policy Fellow Dr Katarzyna Kubiak published an article on European perspectives on the INF Treaty for Osteuropa, an interdisciplinary academic monthly on international affairs and one of the leading international journals in the field of research on Eastern Europe (in German).
Group statement
EASLG: Support for Crisis Management Dialogue and Strategic Stability in the Euro-Atlantic Region
The Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group address the risk in the lack of effective and reliable crisis management dialogue and provide a foundation for crisis management advocacy.