Adaptation, barriers, and cooperation – defense in 2017, in and out of Slovakia
Adaptation, barriers, and cooperation – defense in 2017, in and out of Slovakia

Author(s): Dušan Fischer
Subject(s): Politics, International relations/trade, Security and defense, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (RC SFPA)
Keywords: Slovakia; 2017; foreign policy; security and defense; NATO; Donald Trump; EU;
Summary/Abstract: The most recent developments in security and defense suggest that we are living in troublesome times, with high tensions close to European and NATO borders. The situation between Russia and Western countries was impacted by continuous intelligence and informational warfare coming from Russia, and its military presence during the exercise ZAPAD 2017. The situation in Ukraine is yet to be resolved. On the international stage, the world witnessed more testing of ballistic missiles and thermonuclear weapons by North Korea. Despite several rounds of sanctions, the regime of Kim Jong-un has continued its development of nuclear weapons at a faster pace than previously anticipated. The atrocities in Syria were left without resolution, a combination of terrorist insurgency and proxy conflicts. International political leaders, including those from Slovakia, continued to speak about the worsening international security situation.

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