В International Conference on European Security was recently held in Warsaw, where one of the speakers was a geopolitical analyst from Poland, Konrad Rekas.
That was the occasion to talk with him about current topics related to Poland and security in Europe…
The interview was conducted by Dragana Trifković, general director of the Center for Geostrategic Studies
By Olga Lebedeva
Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden, separately from each other, delivered keynote speeches in which they spoke, in fact, about the same thing — the Ukrainian crisis. The leaders of the two countries made their positions very clear.
Report of the Center for Geostrategic Studies
The conflict in Ukraine is still taking place at a high intensity, and there are indications that it could expand and grow into a larger, direct military conflict between Russia and NATO. Mass media recently published a lot of contradictory information regarding the potential use of nuclear weapons. Ukraine has accused Russia of making preparations for the use of nuclear weapons, and Russian officials reject such claims and emphasize that Russian intelligence services have obtained information that Ukraine is preparing a provocation that would activate a „dirty bomb“ and accuse Russia of it.
According to the assessments of many independent analysts, the key reason that led to the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine is the expansion of the NATO infrastructure towards the Russian borders. In recent years, the leadership of Russia has warned that it considers such steps dangerous and that they directly undermine the national security of the Russian Federation.
In the current circumstances and despite the dangerous escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, NATO does not intend to change its approach to the problem. The delivery of weapons to this country and the further expansion of the Alliance lead to further tightening of relations with Russia.
Интервью Драганы Трифкович для eadaily.com
Генеральный секретарь НАТО Йенс Столтенберг посетил Сербию, где, среди прочего, присутствовал на открытии военных учений ”Сербия-2018”, которые сербская армия проводит вместе с НАТО. Столтенберг подчеркнул, что ему очень жаль, что НАТО бомбило Сербию и что были невинные жертвы, но эта операция была необходима для защиты мирных жителей. При этом он призвал Белград и Приштину к соглашению и призвал сербский и албанский народы преодолеть разногласия, приведя пример скандинавских народов на протяжении всей их истории. Запад постоянно призывает сербов к примирению со своими соседями по региону и к прощению, при этом никогда не признавая своих преступлений. Можно ли воспринимать призыв к примирению с таких позиций всерьез?
By Ekaterina Blinova
BELGRADE – When Serbian leadership claims that it wants to remain “neutral” and to cooperate with both NATO and Russia, this is a half-truth, since the Alliance has already entered Serbia, Serbian expert in geopolitics Dragana Trifkovic told Sputnik.
In an exclusive interview with Sputnik, Dragana Trifkovic, Serbian expert in geopolitics and the Director General of the Center for Geostrategic Studies in Belgrade, shared her views regarding the ratification of a logistical support agreement between Serbia and NATO in February 2016.
“The agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the NATO Support and Procurement Organization (NSPO) on cooperation in the field of logistical support, provides the basis for an even closer cooperation between Serbia and NATO. It regulates the relationship between our country and NATO, which was established by an Individual Partnership Action Plan, which represents the highest level of cooperation of a country that is not a member of this organization,” she explained.
By Dragana Trifkovic
Although NATO officially stands for the preservation of peace and security, its actions result in the exact opposite effects manifested in partitioned states and the spread of terrorism. The citizens of Serbia have an extremely negative attitude towards NATO in regards to its aggressive activities and, above all, our experiences in 1995 and 1999 when this organization bombarded us and thereby violated international law. According to public opinion polls in Serbia, 80% of Serbs oppose any cooperation with NATO. The Serbian government, however, does not adhere to the will of the overwhelming majority of the people, but instead acts as if it is responsible to NATO and not the Serbian state whose interests it is supposed to protect.
Significant advances in Serbia’s cooperation with NATO were realized in 2015. This information can be found on NATO’s official website [1] in which it is clear that Serbia officially chose the rather strict path of cooperation through the Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP). Serbia’s actions in regards to NATO have drawn attention in Russia. This subject was discussed during the closing session of the board meeting of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, at which the Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu presented an analysis of the military-security situation in the world in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin [2].
Автор: Драгана Трифкович
Инициатива по созданию Сил обороны ЕС была выдвинута не раз, но до сих пор ее реализации не произошло. В 1950-х годах ЕС пытался создать военную структуру через Европейское оборонное сообщество или западноевропейский военный союз, но такой план не удался. Политика безопасности и обороны ЕС стратегически опиралась на НАТО, а формирование новых специальных военных структур рассматривалось как удвоение потенциала и уменьшение роли НАТО. После Второй мировой войны были заложены основы архитектуры безопасности Европы, где НАТО сыграло ключевую роль. Эта роль со временем приобрела значение, параллельно с расширением ЕС увеличились и возможности НАТО. Большинство стран-членов ЕС являются членами и организациями НАТО одновременно, то есть только шесть из двадцати восьми членов ЕС не являются членами НАТО. Когда мы говорим о безопасности ЕС, мы должны иметь в виду, что Америка, как ведущая страна НАТО, играет ключевую роль в европейской безопасности. Именно США были тормозником создания военных структур ЕС, независимых от НАТО, но также и Великобритании.
Автор: Драгана Трифкович
Од самог почетка рата у Украјини, анализе дешавања су упућивале на сличности са југословенским конфликтом. Стратегија и тактика, југословенског и украјинског рата, имају пуно заједничких места. О тој теми сам говорила на конференцији у РИА Новостима у Москви[1], средином августа 2014. године. У основи, оба сукоба су иницирана споља као део шире стратегије западних сила и многе операције које су спроведене (нарочито специјалне операције), тактички су препознатљиве.
