I read Stephen Walt’s Taming American Power on the plane forth and back from Norway this spring. The book describes different reactions to how American uses its power (which is also eminently described), arguing that preserving and/or reinforcing US hegemony is the aim.
According to Walt, countries follow a range of strategies to either endorse or [...]
Posts Tagged ‘U.S.’
3 Apr
Taming American Power
11 Feb
RT: News : Nordic military alliance to challenge Russia in Arctic
It’s interesting to read a Russian newspaper’s interpretation of a possible formation of a Nordic alliance pooling military and civilian resources to meet the challenges that comes with increased activity in the Arctic.
For Russia formation of the Nordic Alliance could possibly mean that it will be able to speak directly to the Arctic countries, thus [...]
