{"id":3575,"date":"2026-07-15T06:02:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T06:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/?p=3575"},"modified":"2026-07-15T06:02:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T06:02:50","slug":"al-carns%c2%b9-on-russia-we-live-in-probably-the-most-dangerous-time-since-the-cuban-missile-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/?p=3575","title":{"rendered":"Al Carns\u00b9 on Russia: &#8216;We live in probably the most dangerous time&#8230; since the Cuban missile crisis&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>We live in most dangerous time since Cuban missile crisis&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00b9The Rt Hon Al Carns, Former Minister for the Armed Forces, spoke to Chatham House&#8217;s London Conference on 9 July 2026 about &#8216;how close we are to the risk of a significant escalation&#8217; from Russia facing a war in Ukraine that is &#8216;becoming unwinnable&#8217;.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>He said this was what underpinned NATO unity at the recent summit in Ankara.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Carns, a Labour MP, was speaking at a panel event titled &#8216;Total defence: Building Europe\u2019s resilience against permanent threat&#8217;, alongside Mikhail Kasyanov, former prime minister of the Russian Federation; Samantha de Bendern, an associate fellow in Chatham House&#8217;s Russia and Eurasia Programme and Olivia O\u2019Sullivan, director of the UK in the World Programme at Chatham House.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s more from the London Conference, where leading voices from policymaking, business and academia gathered to discuss the theme of \u2018a route to order in an evolving world\u2019 &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Al Carns on Russia: &#039;We live in probably the most dangerous time... since the Cuban missile crisis.&#039;\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GXSSez0iNSM?list=PLORILmJs7N50\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chatham House is a London-based international affairs think-tank.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Its mission is to address geopolitical challenges and international problems, aiming to help governments and societies build a secure, sustainable, prosperous and just world.\u00a0<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/GXSSez0iNSM?is=fLhgxm-7L1GZxF-M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/GXSSez0iNSM?is=fLhgxm-7L1GZxF-M<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000049657-775x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000049657-775x1024.jpg 775w, https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000049657-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000049657-768x1015.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000049657.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We live in most dangerous time since Cuban missile crisis&nbsp; \u00b9The Rt Hon Al Carns, Former Minister for the Armed Forces, spoke to Chatham House&#8217;s London Conference on 9 July 2026 about &#8216;how close we are to the risk of a significant escalation&#8217; from Russia facing a war in Ukraine that is &#8216;becoming unwinnable&#8217;. 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