Europe is engulfed by an arc of fire. And this arc, existing just outside Europe, is linked to multiple crises inside Europe. While instability in the Middle East needs no introduction, Europe’s stability, too, cannot be taken for granted.
To the east, Europe faces the specter of both Russian aggression and Russian weakness. Russia is a revisionist power that seeks to recreate a sphere of influence in Central and Eastern Europe: integral to that is the destabilization of Ukraine. A new Warsaw Pact, however, is not in the offing. The Warsaw Pact was too expensive and time-consuming to maintain, and the …read more
Source: The American Interest
