CMS Report Talk: Russia’s Engagements in Sub-Saharan Africa (with Katja Lindskov Jacobsen)

04/29/21 • 9 min

In this CMS Report Talk, senior researcher Katja Lindskov Jacobsen discusses her new report "Russia’s Showy and Shadowy Engagements in Sub-Saharan Africa" with head of centre Henrik Breitenbauch. The report focuses on Russia’s renewed engagements in Africa – including both "showy" and "shadowy" dimensions – and analyses the implications of the Russian presence for the African states and for future Western humanitarian and peacekeeping interventions.

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CMS Report Talk: The Future of European Naval Power

In this CMS Report Talk, martime strategy and seapower expert Jeremy Stöhs discusses his new report "How High? The Future of European Naval Power and the High-End Challenge" with head of centre Henrik Breitenbauch. The report provides a forward-looking analysis of European naval power identifying major demand- and supply-side challenges.

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CMS Report Talk: New Missiles, Eroding Norms (with Dominika Kunertova)

In this CMS Report Talk, senior researcher at ETH Zürich Dominika Kunertova discusses her new report "New Missiles, Eroding Norms: European Security in the post-INF Treaty World” with head of centre Henrik Breitenbauch. The report contributes to the debate on the strategic consequences of the demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in the Euro-Atlantic area by offering a better understanding of the interplay between missile technology and arms control. Observing the alarming erosion of the arms control architecture, the report examines how recent developments in missile technology can create cracks in strategic stability at the same time as military competition dominates the relations between the great powers.