NATO APPENDIX EU/NATO BLOC VS RUSSIA IN THE WEST-EAST CROSSROADS OF UKRAINE Ambitious, US-Desired & EU-Driven NATO Expansion Reaches Russia: The ‘Ukraine NATO Membership & Nuclear Missile Crisis’ of 2022 – Dr Regeena Kingsley [Originally published between 28 January – 24 February 2022] ‘War is…a political instrument, a continuation of policy [politics]…by other means.’ – Karl von Clausewitz As previously mentioned in blog ‘#36 The Art of Government: Military Servants, Political Masters, ‘The People’ & the Purpose of the Military‘, war is sometimes threatened, and then subsequently waged, in foreign fields, seas and skies beyond the
#14 An Alarming New Norm: National Caveat Constraints in Multinational Operations
#14 An Alarming New Norm: National Caveat Constraints in Multinational Operations – Dr Regeena Kingsley Routine imposition of national caveat constraints on national military contingents has developed as an increasingly common habit of nations today, whenever countries contribute forces to Multinational Operations (MNOs) authorised by the international community. This practice has continued regardless of whether the international security missions concerned have been conducted under the banner and command of an international organisation, such as the United Nations (UN), or a treaty-based military Alliance structure, such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). Caveat constraints have also been habitually