Annual Rondeli Security Conference by @GFSIS_official. A space where think tanks, academia, government, and media discuss security and foreign policy affairs.
#RSC2025 closing session analyzed complexities of the Middle Eastern puzzle. Thomas Melia (@Georgetown), Danny Orbach (@HebrewU) and Abdulrahman Al Haddadi with Vivian Walker discussed Iran-Israeli conflict and potential scenarios of how events may unfold.
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Diskussion über Situation im Mittleren Osten bei der @RondeliSecConf in Tiflis mit @thomasomelia@Mujakura und Abdulrahman Al Haddadi, aber ohne den iranischen Teilnehmer @kbarzeg weil in Iran das Internet quasi ausgeschaltet ist.
Vladimir Socor (@JamestownTweets ):
‘Ukraine’s future is in western structures.’
‘Ceasefire agreements should be military only. No political concessions to Russia.’
‘No more Russia in Ukraine security talks. Minsk has proven its bad faith.’ (P1)
Vladimir Socor: Avoid deployment of UN troops. Russia exploits and leverages UN through the Security Council.’
‘We should let OSCE to rest in peace. Russia blackmailed and exploited OSCE for long.’ (P2)
@jillrussia (@Georgetown University, @TheWilsonCenter ): ‘Putin is not a strategic thinker, he is rather tactical and will push as far as he can.’
‘If Ukraine is defeated, or dismembered, then it does not end with Ukraine, it will continue with other countries.’ (P1)
‘In 2013, Ukraine had de facto neutral status—yet it did not stop Russia from attacking Ukraine. NATO aspirations didn’t trigger Russia’s aggression, it is a myth.’ - Hanna Shelest (Ukrainian Prism)
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How is Ukraine faring against Russian hybrid warfare & disinformation?
@AlPetriashvili (Rondeli Foundation) sat down with Hanna Shelest (Ukrainian Prism) to break down frontline dynamics, peace talk realities, and Russia's biggest bluffs & myths.
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‘Russia is more like a hurricane, it will be turbulent for a short period of time and subside eventually; China is a climate change - its effects will persist and create problems continuously, making it a bigger challenge for the future’- @Hiroakitanikkei of Nikkei, Japan
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Peace operations can provide a security guarantee to 🇺🇦 - but only if there's a ceasefire. In the latter's absence, supporting 🇺🇦's ability to defend itself remains the key objective to beef up the intl. security guarantees provided so far. My take at the @RondeliSecConf 2025.
Rondeli Security Conference Day 2 opens with insightful discussions on the global great power competition, threats to the liberal order, Trump’s foreign policy and assertive policies from other geopolitical powers - China, Russia and North Korea.
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‘Attacks on civil society and democratic values weaken Georgia’s national security and limits its access to international support’ - Michael Cecire from @RAND Corporation
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