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HOW RUSSIA-BELARUS INTEGRATION CHALLENGES REGIONAL SECURITY

The deepening of further military cooperation between Russia and Belarus poses a threat not only to Ukraine’s security but also to that of European countries.

Putin and Lukashenko’s Nuclear Blackmail: Current Threats to the International Security System

This study aims to develop effective narratives that will contribute to changing the position of Western countries regarding their attitude toward Russia’s nuclear arsenal and the possibility of its use.

The Black Sea Trends: Strong Currents, Strategic Depth, and High Waves

Trends that are formed under the influence of critical factors create the basis for scenario development at the level of individual states and interstate relations (trend-impact effect). The identification of the cross-impact effect provides opportunities for building development scenarios for the region as a whole.

Analysis of the Overall State of Integration Processes between Russia and Belarus

For Ukraine and the countries on NATO’s eastern flank, the “Regional Grouping of Forces of the Union State,” deployed in 2022 on Belarusian territory, is becoming a potential threat. In the short term, Lukashenka’s continued hold on power guarantees the continuation of integration, while in the longer term, Moscow may consider options for the complete absorption of Belarus.

“Lowering the Bar? Compliance Negotiations and the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement”

This publication seeks to offer the reader a first-hand insight into how the war has changed professional activities of Ukrainian academics and civil society.

The role of Ukraine in shaping EU-NATO cooperation on defence capabilities

To reinforce strategic partnership with NATO, the EU strategies seek to generate financial resources to develop capabilities by the EU Member States in line with NATO capability targets, regional defence plans and command and control structures.

Drone Warfare: Strategic Implications for EU Defence Strategy

Revisiting the EU Capability Development Priorities in the Coming Age of Autonomous Systems

Lines and Lanes: Exploring Europe’s role in securing just and lasting peace in Ukraine

The EU has been one of the most active promoters of the Peace Formula initiative proposed by President Zelenskyy. European institutions and member states provided substantial support in the preparation for the first Global Summit on Peace in Ukraine, held in Switzerland in June 2024.

EU’s autonomous collective defence capabilities 

How to defend itself and be a credible European NATO pillar?

Russian narratives on peace negotiations

At this stage, Russia’s position on peace negotiations to end the war is based on two key factors. The first and main factor is to demonstrate exclusively maximalist conditions for both ending the war and starting negotiations

Battlefield-Driven Acquisition for 2025 and beyond

A Strategic Framework for High-Tech Military Procurement in Contemporary Warfare

Recruitment Strategies in the Age 
of High-Tech Warfare

Lessons from Ukraine for the European Union