By Francesco Foti Introduction To counter the Euroatlantic integration process in the Western Balkans —a multiethnic and multireligious mélange— Moscow, and, albeit less evidently, China have alternatively exploited intercommunal historical grievances, irredentism, subtle infiltration through illegality, the stalemate in the EU integration process and the halted EU enlargement process. The strategies can be linked toContinue reading “North Macedonia’s EU Integration and the Russo-Chinese Strategy”
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Azerbaijan, the Iranian Threat and the West Response: Realism vs Procrastination
By Francesco Foti INTRODUCTION Strained Azerbaijani-Iranian relations to the point of mutual expulsion of diplomatic personnel and the suspension of Azerbaijan’s embassy in Iran following the 2023 terrorist attack are the latest regionally destabilising manoeuvres which are paired with Russian regional designs that could further frustrate the quest for strategic security and stability of bothContinue reading “Azerbaijan, the Iranian Threat and the West Response: Realism vs Procrastination”
What is behind Türkiye-Israel restored relations?
By Liz Moran In August 2022, breaking news informed of Türkiye and Israel’s fully restored diplomatic relations. The countries had first broken up their diplomatic relations in 2010, when Turkish activists tried to breach Israel’s naval blockade of the Gaza strip, causing a deadly confrontation between the activists and Israeli commandos. After a year ofContinue reading “What is behind Türkiye-Israel restored relations?“
The End of Swiss Neutrality?
By Ryan Hoi Kit Leung On 10th August, Ukraine and Switzerland reached an agreement in which the latter will represent Ukrainian interests in Russia. In light of the invasion, Ukraine severed diplomatic relations with Russia followed by the evacuation of its embassy in Moscow. According to Swiss media, Switzerland proposed to use its local embassyContinue reading “The End of Swiss Neutrality?”
France’s Position in the Ukrainian Crisis
by Yaprak Akkaya As one of the EU’s major superpowers, France has been vocal since the beginning of the contflict between Russia and Ukraine. Until now, Macron has sought to be a negotiator and to encourage communication for innocent people. On the other hand, there is also a response to this crisis at the UnionContinue reading “France’s Position in the Ukrainian Crisis”
Challenges to the credibility of EU cyber diplomacy
By Robin Vandendriessche The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), in its threat landscape report of 2021, stated that cyberattacks have continued to increase in terms of numbers and impact. These threats have become more brutal and sophisticated, as the Chinese cyberattacks on European hospitals in 2020 or the Russian cyberattacks targeting politicians ahead ofContinue reading “Challenges to the credibility of EU cyber diplomacy”
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