The end of the INF-Treaty: Context and consequences. Egmont European Security Brief No. 111 July 2019
Journal: Archive of European Integration (AEI) (University of Pittsburgh)
Year: 2019

On 2 August both the US and the Russian Federation will no longer be restrained by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty (1987). Early this century it gradually became clear that Russia wanted to step out of the Treaty, by which it felt itself to be solely restrained. European nations should now take up a greater share of the burden of missile defence, which should get a broader mission than it has today. The debate on EU strategic autonomy can be an instrument in this endeavour. Be