| Author (Person) | Kulesa, Lukasz |
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| Publisher | European Leadership Network |
| Series Title | Policy Brief |
| Series Details | November 2016 |
| Publication Date | November 2016 |
| Content Type | Report |
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Dangerous military-military and military-civilian incidents involving ships or aircraft of Russia, NATO member states, and third parties continue to pose a serious threat to Euro-Atlantic security. They bring an inherent danger of loss of human life. Moreover, their broader escalation potential should not be ignored, particularly during the current period of Russia-West tensions. Building on consultations with experts and officials from several NATO member states, Russia, Finland, Sweden, the OSCE and NATO, the ELN has published this report which is the most comprehensive public study of the problem to date. The report includes a thorough audit of existing agreements on managing dangerous encounters and their implementation, as well as a number of detailed national case studies. The report shows that: + Despite the maintenance of several bilateral agreements on incident management between individual NATO member states and Russia, there are significant gaps in their coverage. + This is not least because some NATO countries, including Poland and Romania and non-NATO states Finland and Sweden, do not have such agreements with Russia. + The restricted nature of existing agreements and their failure to properly account for civilian activities is a serious cause for concern. |
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| Source Link | http://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/medialibrary/2016/11/02/ab4a4c1d/ELN%20Managing%20Hazardous%20Incidents%20November%202016.pdf |
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| Subject Categories | Security and Defence |
| Countries / Regions | Europe, Russia |
