As the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches, Karsten Friis writes that Ukraine must define a strategic end on its own terms. It should be one that Russia cannot prevent and that Ukraine and its Western partners can achieve together. This definition of victory should be decoupled from territorial demarcation lines and defined in broader, non-territorial terms.
Dr Karsten Friis is a Research Professor in the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPIs) research group on security and defence. His research area is security and defense policies in Europe, with an emphasis on NATO, the Nordic region, the Arctic, transatlantic relations,...
Aleksandra Khramova holds PhD in Political Science and an MA in International Relations. She is an independent researcher with expertise in Russian & Eurasian Studies and Economic Integration. Currently, she is the Head of Strategic Communications and Partnerships at the Ukrainian Education Hub...
Australia’s deterrence-heavy defence strategy may heighten the risks of inadvertent escalation in the Asia-Pacific rather than mitigate them, writes Brendan Taylor. This joint ELN APLN policy brief makes a number of recommendations to Australian policymakers to avoid failling into a deterrence trap.
Listen to the second episode of the NEVER podcast – Ok, Doomer! In this episode, we explore nuclear war, the first man-made existential risk. Featuring an introduction to the topic, disarmament versus deterrence, how governments have dealt with issues such as proliferation, and how they should respond to them in future.
Professor Taylor is a specialist on great power strategic relations in the Asia-Pacific, East Asian ‘flashpoints’, and Asian security architecture. He is the author or editor of 13 books, including The Four Flashpoints: How Asia Goes to War (Black Inc, 2018); Dangerous Decade: Taiwan’s...