Aflevering Prof. Andrew Cottey – Military Diplomacy And Defence Diplomacy Between Nato And Russia

In this session Professor Andrew Cottey analyzes how Western democracies use defence diplomacy to strategically engage with former or potential enemies. He describes how defence diplomacy can encourage multilateral regional cooperation and can support the democratization of civil-military relations. He particularly focuses on the relations between NATO and Russia, prior to the Russian invasion in Ukraine. This session is hosted by Hester Postma, project officer on Military Diplomacy. About the expert: Andrew Cottey is Professor and EU Jean Monnet Chair in European Political Integration, Department of Government and Politics, University College Cork. He has been at UCC since 1999 and was Head of the Department of Government and Politics from 2013 to 2018. His teaching and research are in the areas of international relations and international security. He has been a NATO Research Fellow, a Research Associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and a Visiting Researcher at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).