U.S. to Withdraw from Open Skies Treaty: Is the World Less Safe?

ELN Policy Fellow Katarina Kertysova appeared on Wilson Center NOW. Together with Wilson Center senior vice president and director of international security studies Robert Litwak and global fellowMichael Kofman, they discussed the recent Trump administration decision to exit the Open Skies Treaty, the 34-nation agreement which allows the United States, Russia, and other countries to fly their aircraft over each other’s territory. How will the withdrawal affect already fraught relations between Europe, Russia, and the U.S.?