Russia & Caucasus
Walking away from Open Skies: the latest step of Trump's withdrawal doctrine
By Ludovica Castelli
06.29.2020
In what seems to be a familiar habit, on May 21 President Donald Trump reportedly announced to his staff his intention to withdraw the United States from the Open Skies Treaty. As it had already leaked out last October, the U.S. intention was not a novelty. However, its effective formalization would further endanger the already deteriorated post-Cold War arms control framework.