December 13, 2023
William Alberque
Executive Summary
This report provides an overview of strategic stability in Europe 18 months after the onset of the further Russian invasion of Ukraine. It provides:
- Background on the post-cold war evolution of European security
- A summary of an April 2023 event with former NATO Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller on the future of European strategic stability
- An examination of Russia’s planned deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus
- NATO’s approach to arms control and strategic stability.
Contents
- The Origin of European Instability: The Soviet Empire and Russian Revanchism
- Gottemoeller on NATO and the Future of Arms Control and Strategic Stability
- Russia’s Planned Deployment of Nuclear Weapons to Belarus
- NATO’s Approach to Arms Control and Strategic Stability