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The Crises of Europe

11:05 25.08.2020 Enes Bayraklı

The Crises of Europe

After the end of the Cold War, the US established itself as sole the global player. Together with the US, NATO also expanded its power, even though it had to set itself new goals with the fall of the Soviet Union. Over the years, the EU also expanded alongside NATO …

Turkey-EU: contradictory friendship with no strings attached

0:13 23.07.2020 Andrey Isayev

Turkey-EU: contradictory friendship with no strings attached

It looks like Turkey’s European choice, proclaimed by [the founder of the Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal] Ataturk, is finally becoming a thing of the past. Moreover, this trend is apparently being supported by Europe.This process can be speeded up by Ankara's recent moves, which the European Union considers inappropriate: …

Nord Stream 2 undermines NATO unity

9:37 07.07.2020 Pyotr Iskenderov

Nord Stream 2 undermines NATO unity

The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is quickly turning into major irritant souring relations between the United States and its European allies. For the first time in the recent history of Euro-Atlantic integration, Germany has made it perfectly clear at the highest level that it could introduce sanctions against Washington …

“Third way”: EU tries to avoid a hard choice between US and China

17:03 06.07.2020 Andrey Kadomtsev

“Third way”: EU tries to avoid a hard choice between US and China

According to Euronews, the EU-China online summit of June 22 "was held in a tense atmosphere." The EU has toughened its position on trade negotiations with Beijing, but observers note that Brussels continues to stay clear of the ongoing trade war between the US and the People’s Republic. Meanwhile, just …

From COVID-19 to «political virus»?

10:55 08.06.2020 Vladimir Petrovsky

From COVID-19 to «political virus»?

One of the recent trends in the United States of late is the spread, along with the coronavirus infection, of the “political virus”, which manifested itself in groundless and mendacious attacks on China. A statement to this effect was made by China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi as he addressed a …

US threatens Europe with "gas war"

11:15 17.12.2019 Pyotr Iskenderov

US threatens Europe with "gas war"

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will be launched irrespective of the US sanctions. Envisaged by the draft US defense budget for the 2020 fiscal year, the restrictions have already run into an adverse reaction in Europe and could further aggravate Washington’s …

“Balkan Stream”: Romania instead of Bulgaria?

12:59 13.12.2019 Pyotr Iskenderov

“Balkan Stream”: Romania instead of Bulgaria?

With the export leg of the Turkish Stream (TurkStream) gas pipeline, designed to bring Russian natural gas along the Balkan route further to Europe, slated to go fully on-stream in late 2020 - early 2021, all transit countries need to timely fulfill their obligations to get their national gas transportation …

Crossroads or a dead end: do Germany and Europe face a triumph of indecision?

11:58 09.12.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

Crossroads or a dead end: do Germany and Europe face a triumph of indecision?

In late November, German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a number of rather controversial statements. On November 26, Germany, together with France, issued a brief “road map” for EU reform. Within the next two ears this plan is to be discussed by the “Conference on the Future of Europe,” tasked with …

Transport corridors in Eurasia – all roads lead to Russia

10:36 30.11.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

Transport corridors in Eurasia – all roads lead to Russia

At the end of September, the EU and Japan signed an agreement designed to add a new dimension to these two global economic powerhouses’ joint effort in the field of transport, energy and digital technology. This expansion of ties between the Old World and Japan is seen by Western media …

Balkans move away from the EU

13:03 22.11.2019 Pyotr Iskenderov

Balkans move away from the EU

The European Union is set to radically re-consider its enlargement strategy. This could somewhat soften the criticism coming from the eurosceptics who are dissatisfied with the backlog of political and economic “gaps” within the EU. On the other hand, the Balkan states, which have become disillusioned over the prospective outcomes …

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