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Originally published in 1987. European concerns about strategic defense and its impact on the stability of the East-West strategic balance have been the subject of frequent and lively discussion at the Institute for East-West Security Studies in t...

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This volume is based on a series of papers delivered at the conference by specialists from the United States and both Eastern and Western Europe. It argues that arms control must shift its focus from quantities to qualities of weapons and attempt ...

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This study focuses on the external dimensions of security in Eastern Europe. A host of new ethnic and territorial issues has resulted that could seriously destabilize Eastern Europe and undermine efforts to create a stable, new security order in E...

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The authors focus on the process of military reform in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia, examining how the process of overcoming the Soviet legacy to the militaries of the six countries has unfolded.

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On October 15-17, 1995, RAND, in conjunction with the NATO Office of Information and Press, held a conference in Brussels on Mediterranean security issues. The conference was attended by some ninety government officials, academics, and specialists...

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Since 1989, NATO has concentrated most of its energy on enlargement to Eastern Europe and internal adaptation; the Mediterranean has received only sporadic attention. However, in the coming decades, the Mediterranean region is likely to become mor...

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This title contains NATO policy recommendations including reinforcement of the nongovernmental dimensions of the NATO dialogue, establishment of a region-specific agenda that can include defence training and exercises, and increasing resources dev...

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At the European Union's Helsinki Summit in 1999, Turkey was declared a candidate for EU membership. This report discusses Western stakes in the future of a changing Turkey. The authors offer an agenda for closer strategic co-operation in the US-Tu...

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This book addresses several key questions such as: Will America's European allies be able to muster the political will and military capabilities to project significant military force to help defend the Persian Gulf?

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Turkey is facing strategic and security issues in the international environment during a time of extraordinary flux.

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On May 5th-6th 2003, RAND and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy held a two-day conference in Geneva that examined the impact of the Iraq war on the security of the Middle East. This document summarizes the main issues and points of discussion ...

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This text looks at NATO's eastern agenda which is facing several challenges, including consolidating the democratic transitions in Central and Eastern Europe, ensuring the security of the Baltic states and developing a post-NATO-enlargemnt strateg...

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Reports on a conference held jointly by the Geneva Centre for Security Policy and the RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy on "The Middle East: Changing Strategic Environment." Participants gave particular emphasis to the situation ...

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Reports on a study whose goal was to analyze Ukraine's environment for foreign trade and FDI and to develop policy proposals to expand Ukraine's foreign trade and attract more FDI, especially vis-A -vis the United States. Barriers to trade and FDI...

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Strains in U.S.-Turkish have grown since the end of the Cold War. Divergences have been particularly visible in policy toward the Middle East. As a result, Turkey is likely to be an increasingly difficult and less predictable partner in the future...

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Turkey, a Muslim-majority country, is pivotal to Western security interests in the Middle East. Its ruling party, the AKP, has Islamic roots but operates within a framework of strict secular democracy, which has generated controversy over the boun...

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U.S.-Turkish relations, long a vital element of U.S. policy, have seriously deteriorated in recent years. However, the arrival of a new U.S. administration offers an opportunity to repair recent fissures. Priority should be given to harmonizing po...

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Daunting challenges lie ahead for Arab countries where revolutions have upended longstanding authoritarian regimes. These unexpected events created new uncertainties in a troubled region: Would the Arab Spring lead to a flowering of democracy? Wou...

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Turkey and Iran tend to be rivals rather than close partners, despite sharing certain economic and security interests.

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Originally published in 1987. European concerns about strategic defense and its impact on the stability of the East-West strategic balance have been the subject of frequent and lively discussion at the Institute for East-West Security Studies in t...

Läs mer »

This volume is based on a series of papers delivered at the conference by specialists from the United States and both Eastern and Western Europe. It argues that arms control must shift its focus from quantities to qualities of weapons and attempt ...

Läs mer »

Originally published in 1987. European concerns about strategic defense and its impact on the stability of the East-West strategic balance have been the subject of frequent and lively discussion at the Institute for East-West Security Studies in t...

Läs mer »