The statements of the permanent representative of the United States to NATO, Julian Smith, about the summit’s intention to adopt the new strategic concept of NATO, which includes declaring Russia a major threat to it.
“The development of the strategic concept is not yet complete, but I think we generally agree that Russia is the primary challenge and threat facing NATO,” Smith said during a meeting with the “Group of Military Analysts” in Washington, DC.
Observers and experts believe that the post-Ukrainian war world is not what it was before, and that the two main confrontational sides, NATO and Russia, are both in the process of reassessing, reviewing, and adopting new tactics and strategies, in line with challenges with the aftermath of the Ukraine crisis and the resulting new facts and equations around the world.
Commenting on this, Amer Al-Sabaila, the strategic expert and non-resident fellow at the American Stimson Institute for Research, said in an interview with Sky News Arabia: “Considering hostility to Russia is the basis now in efforts to reformulate the Atlantic narrative and rebuild and organize NATO, according to the logic of deterrence and confronting the Russians. Especially since the state of enmity between the Russian and Atlantic parties has become a reality in the Ukrainian theater, where Moscow, after declaring war in Ukraine, is now in an open and direct confrontation with the West and NATO.
Thus, the strategist adds: “With its Ukrainian war, Moscow provided the biggest justification for NATO to reunite and regroup and strengthen its unity, and the establishment of this idea of hostility to Russia is almost tantamount to reproducing a formula of confrontation closer to a new Cold War, but it is much hotter and unitary, of course, as noted.”
But what about the Atlantic vision of China in the new strategic concept of NATO? The researcher and non-resident fellow at the American Stimson Research Institute answers: “There are no features or precursors of a direct military confrontation between Beijing and the capitals of NATO, and thus the Atlantic confrontation with China is less intense and tense than with Russia, so that the pace of that confrontation up or down and its future scenarios, are determined by It is significant according to the nature of the development of Russian and Chinese relations and the size of the partnership between Beijing and Moscow, and therefore it does not necessarily include the planned new Atlantic strategic concept.
In turn, writer and researcher in international affairs, Tariq Sarmi, said in an interview with Sky News Arabia: “100 days since the start of the war in Ukraine is, of course, not just a number, but rather we are talking about 100 days since the outbreak of the largest international crisis since World War II, and it casts a shadow It is bleak for the world, its security and its economy, to the extent that warnings, for example, of a nuclear war or famine around the world are no longer fictional or theoretical, but rather are completely realistic warnings accompanied by facts, evidence and introductions.
Therefore, he adds: “Of course, this war turned upside down the priorities and agendas of the various major conflicting and competing international powers, hidden or obscure, so that the clash and conflict became open and direct throughout the world and affected various sectors and fronts, economically, politically, cyber, psychologically, and finally militarily, and from here comes a reformulation The planned strategic concept of NATO, and the Russians, for their part, are also in the process of reviewing and adjusting their policies and strategies towards the West.
Hassan al-Momani, professor of international relations and conflict resolution, said in an interview with Sky News Arabia: “European security is now at stake due to the direct threat to it against the backdrop of the Russian-Ukrainian war, especially in the neighboring and bordering countries of Russia such as the Baltic states, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, which feel more threatened. This is what prompts NATO to adopt the approach of considering Russia as a direct threat and to deal with it accordingly.”
In addition, he added, the American hawkish position is clearly pushing towards this approach, and thus NATO is experiencing a phase of transformation and response as a result of the repercussions of the Russian-Ukrainian war, and its catastrophic results around the world, especially in terms of food and energy, and on national security, especially for NATO countries adjacent to Russia.
Washington’s representative to NATO revealed that the alliance aims to include in its new strategic concept ways to deal with rapprochement and strategic consensus between Moscow and Beijing, especially against the background of the joint statement issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping last February before the start of the war in Ukraine. Which stressed that the friendship between the two countries “has no limits” and that their cooperation “has no prohibited areas.”
Last May, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that its board of directors had begun discussing a new version of the concept of Russian foreign policy in light of the Ukrainian war and the severe crisis with the West.
The US Chief of Staff had said a few weeks ago before the Senate that the world has become “more turbulent” and that the possibilities of a major international conflict between the great powers are “increasing.”
He described the United States as “passing a very critical and historical geostrategic inflection point, where the US military must maintain readiness and modernization for the future at the same time.”
“If we do not do this, we are risking the security of future generations,” he added.
He concluded his speech by saying: “We are now facing two world powers: China and Russia, each of which has great military capabilities, and both intend to change the current regime.”
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