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http://www.neurope.eu/article/nato-russia-...ink-tank-warns/“Russia is preparing for a conflict with NATO, and NATO is preparing for a possible confrontation with Russia”, a think tank warned Wednesday.
The increase in the scale and number of military exercises being undertaken by NATO and Russia is making an armed conflict in Europe more likely says the London-based European Leadership Network (ELN) in a study, called “Preparing for the Worst: Are Russian and NATO Military Exercises Making War in Europe more Likely?“, which looks in detail at two military exercises held this year by Russia and NATO.
Ian Kearns, director of ELN, says that the war games “are contributing to a climate of mistrust” that have “on occasion become the focal point for some quite close encounters between the NATO and Russian militaries.”
“One aspect of the confrontation”, says the ELN report, “has been a game of Russian-instigated dangerous brinkmanship which has resulted in many serious close military encounters between the forces of Russia and NATO and its partners over the last 15 months. Another aspect, however has been the increased scope and size of the military exercises conducted by both Russia and by NATO and its partners in the Euro-Atlantic area since the Ukraine crisis began.” The exercises, according to the ELN, “can feed uncertainty” and heighten the risk of “dangerous military encounters.”
Relations between Russia and the West have been in the deep freeze since Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine last year. The ELN study said NATO plans approximately 270 drills this year, while Russiahas announced 4,000 exercises at all levels.The Russian exercise in March involved 80,000 personnel, while NATO’s Allied Shield in June mobilized 15,000 people from 19 NATO countries and three partner states.
The ELN study said the exercises showed what each side views as its most vulnerable points: For NATO, it’s Poland and the Baltic states while for Russia, concerns are more numerous and include the Arctic, Crimea and border areas with NATO members Estonia and Latvia.
The ELN has formulated a few ideas to defuse tensions, including for governments to examine the need for more restraint in the size and scenarios of future exercises.
“History is full of examples of leaders who think they can keep control of events, and events have a habit of taking on a momentum and dynamic of their own,” said Kearns.
(with AP)
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