Open Letter to President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin
The signatories suggest four urgent steps that can be taken now to “stop the downward spiral in relations and reduce real dangers”.
The signatories suggest four urgent steps that can be taken now to “stop the downward spiral in relations and reduce real dangers”.
For the 53rd Munich Security Conference three ELN members, Lord Des Browne, Igor Ivanov and the MSC’s Wolfgang Ischinger join with former US Senator Sam Nunn to offer offer practical initiatives to strengthen Euro-Atlantic security.
Ian Kearns, Steve Andreasen and Des Browne argue that short term efforts to arm Ukraine to the point where it can fight Russia will fail. What is needed now, they argue, is a strategy that ensures both Ukraine, and the system of international relations established in Europe in recent decades, can survive and prosper in the long-term.
Des Browne, Igor Ivanov, and Sam Nunn propose the creation of new Euro-Atlantic institutions to better manage current and future crises.
Ahead of the Nuclear Security Summit in the Hague, five UK and French members of the ELN , all former ministers or senior military officials, point out that we have no way of knowing whether 85% of the world’s nuclear material stockpiles are in fact secure.
In a new statement 5 international leaders call for a Joint Contact Group to address the crisis and a new approach to building mutual security in the Euro-Atlantic region.