Russia Foreign Policy Towards Europe in 2009: What Has Been the Main Driver?
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Thomas Gomart in the framework of the roundtable "Russian Foreign Policy in 2009" with Stephen Blank (US War College), Aurel Braun (Toronto University), Craig Nation (US War College), Carol Saivetz (Harvard University), and Robert Freedman (Johns Hopkins University), Boston, American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, National Convention 2009.
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Nuclear Sharing in Europe: A Contested Policy That Endures
Since the end of the Cold War, the number of US nuclear weapons stationed in Europe has fallen more than seventy-fold, yet their presence in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Turkey remains a quiet pillar of NATO's deterrence posture. This "nuclear sharing" arrangement, central to the Alliance since its founding, has long been contested by public opinion, political parties, and civil society across Europe, without ever being abandoned by host governments. This paradox lies at the heart of the seminar: why does such an unpopular policy persist?