By Berina Dizdar “Russia has been and will continue to be an indestructible obstacle to Nazism, Russophobia and anti-Semitism, and will stand in the way of the violence perpetrated by the champions of these aggressive and destructive ideas. Truth and justice are on our side. The whole of Russia, our society and all people supportContinue reading “What Putin’s Victory Day Parade Is Truly About: Why It Should Alarm Europe”
Category Archives: Defense
Can the EU Pull Its Own Weight? “ReArm Europe” and the Obstacles to European Common Defence
By Bella Popescu Since January, the White House has undergone a whiplash pivot towards Russia in the Ukraine war–while the US won’t leave the Alliance, it also won’t come to the rescue of any European nation involved in a peacekeeping force should it be attacked by Russia. This blunder signalled the administration’s disregard for joint-assuredContinue reading “Can the EU Pull Its Own Weight? “ReArm Europe” and the Obstacles to European Common Defence”
Destabilising the Eastern Flank: The impact of Russia’s Information Warfare (IW) on the 2024 Eastern European Elections – Part I
By Bella Popescu Introduction Amid growing concerns over national integrity and European democratic resilience, the last cycle of elections in Eastern Europe showcased that Russia has intensified its information warfare efforts to sway public opinion and undermine democratic institutions. With key elections still on the horizon –with Romania set for a presidential re-run in MayContinue reading “Destabilising the Eastern Flank: The impact of Russia’s Information Warfare (IW) on the 2024 Eastern European Elections – Part I”
Realignment in the South Caucasus: Navigating Power Shifts and Partnerships
By Tamta Pantsulaia The three countries in the South Caucasus – Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia – seem to be undergoing significant changes, as events in this region have evolved quite dynamically over the past decade. Regional and external powers, particularly Russia, Turkey and China pose a significant impediment to the political coherence of the SouthContinue reading “Realignment in the South Caucasus: Navigating Power Shifts and Partnerships”
Heading to the Poles: Greenland, the EU, and the 2025 Election Year
By Julian Wood Greenland is everywhere at the moment. At no other time has it felt that the media were more interested in this huge Arctic territory and its frozen expanse of over 2 million square kilometres. With a US president, not for the first time, advocating a purchase (or a even military seizure), theContinue reading “Heading to the Poles: Greenland, the EU, and the 2025 Election Year”
Fico’s Gas Gamble: What Ukraine’s Gas Transit Halt Means for Slovakia
By Viktoriia Skoropadska The energy dependence on gas supplies from the Russian Federation played a cruel joke on the European Union after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. At that time, it served as shock therapy for many EU countries, whose task over the next two years was to reorient themselves to otherContinue reading “Fico’s Gas Gamble: What Ukraine’s Gas Transit Halt Means for Slovakia”
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