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A New Redrawing of Balkan Borders: A Road to Hell

11:00 19.10.2018

A New Redrawing of Balkan Borders: A Road to Hell

More than a decade after Kosovo region’s unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia, the issue of redrawing borders is back on the agenda. The ongoing negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina on the settlement of bilateral relations under the auspices of the European Union may lead to an unexpected result - …

Balkan Borders and Russia's Interests

16:27 22.08.2018

Balkan Borders and Russia's Interests

The idea of concluding an agreement between Belgrade and Pristina on the territorial delimitation between Serbs and Albanians, voiced by the president of self-proclaimed independent Kosovo, Hashim Thaci and supported by Serbian President Aleksandr Vučić, may be on the negotiating table in Brussels in early September 2018. Both presidents are …

The European Union Brings Serbia Closer

16:46 26.07.2018

The European Union Brings Serbia Closer

The next EU expansion wave can "cover" Southeast Europe ahead of schedule. In particular, Serbia can become an EU member even before 2025 - some six months ago the European Commission mentioned it as the most optimistic option. The corresponding statement was made by French President Emmanuel Macron when he …

USA: "Non-economic Coercion Measures" for Europe

13:49 07.06.2018

USA: "Non-economic Coercion Measures" for Europe

The next few months can be critical for implementing projects to supply Russian gas to Europe. The US administration is stepping up efforts aimed at disrupting the construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline.At the same time, at the other end of the European energy map - in the Balkans …

Valdai Club searching interaction models

21:44 26.12.2017

Valdai Club searching interaction models

The 14th annual Valdai International Discussion Club meeting ended October 19th in Sochi initially set up a task to extend the common format of expert discussions and try to create perspective models of world development based on rethinking of political and legal standards and social and economic trends that used …

19th Chinese Communist party meeting and Russia’s interests

21:43 26.12.2017

19th Chinese Communist party meeting and Russia’s interests

The meeting of the Communist Party of China that closed October 24 in Beijing became one of the most closed forums in the modern history of the Celestial, due to the serious staff issues that it was meant to solve, in the context of CPC president Xi Jingping’s fight on …

Russia - Iran: risks and prospects

21:41 26.12.2017

Russia - Iran: risks and prospects

President Putin's visit to Iran ended November 1st had two key planes, the geopolitical and economic one. Both of them are interrelated, however, they have their direct objects, too. If politically the relations of Moscow and Tehran should be considered, first of all, in the context of the situation in …

World Energy: From the «Shale Revolution» to Healthy Pragmatism? (II)

16:29 17.06.2013

World Energy: From the «Shale Revolution» to Healthy Pragmatism? (II)

Part IThe two-day international «EU-Russia Energy Dialogue» conference which took place May 29-30, the eighth such conference so far, was once again unable to overcome the stalemate between Moscow and Brussels in the field of energy. The leadership of the European Union still insists that Russia accede to the so-called …

Back on Track to Normalcy Instead of Reset. In the Wake of Munich Conference

13:36 08.02.2013

Back on Track to Normalcy Instead of Reset. In the Wake of Munich Conference

The 49th Munich international security conference had some hidden obstacles. First of all, it took place at the time of utter uncertainty concerning the Syria’s situation. A solution requires close cooperation between the USA and Russia just exactly when the bilateral relations go through hard times. There were two major …

Intervention Fund

17:25 02.02.2013

Intervention Fund

The fund created by the European Union to "support democracy" in third world countries and neighboring countries continues to overgrow with new eloquent details. According to the European Commission, the European Foundation for Democracy (European Endowment for Democracy - EED) is designed to provide cash grants to journalists, bloggers, nonprofit …

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