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30 years after 9/11:How many Germanies should Europe have?

11:50 23.10.2019 Anis Bajrektarević

30 years after 9/11:How many Germanies should Europe have?

2019 sees the 30th anniversary of the European 9/11 – the fall of the Berlin Wall. Dislike the 9/11 that came 12 years later, which many now associate with the demise of the Anglo-American dominant capitalism, for the most – this European 9/11 marks the final end of the Cold …

India and Visegrad Four: Meeting Each Other Halfway

11:27 22.10.2019 Vladislav Gulevich

India and Visegrad Four: Meeting Each Other Halfway

Members of the Visegrad Group (Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia) are set on expanding cooperation with India. That such cooperation is of mutual interest was confirmed by Indian Foreign Minister Subramaniam Jaishankar’s visit to Hungary and Poland in August. Hungary and Poland pursue the most active foreign policy within the …

Balkans splitting EU apart

1:03 21.10.2019 Pyotr Iskenderov

Balkans splitting EU apart

The European Union is going through a serious internal crisis over the prospects of its further expansion, with the main line of confrontation running between Paris and Berlin. On October 15, France, backed by Denmark and the Netherlands, blocked the EU's decision to start negotiations concerning the admission of Albania …

The return of a “political wunderkind”: results of parliamentary elections in Austria

11:45 18.10.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

The return of a “political wunderkind”: results of parliamentary elections in Austria

At the end of September, the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), led by the former Chancellor – the 33-year-old "political prodigy" Sebastian Kurz - once again came out on top in snap parliamentary elections. According to a preliminary count, to be finalized on October 16, the ÖVP secured 37.5 percent of …

N.Malinov: The snake that knows its end is close stings the bitterest

12:19 10.10.2019

N.Malinov: The snake that knows its end is close stings the bitterest

An exclusive interview with Nikolai Malinov, the head of the National Russophile Movement in Bulgaria, accused of spying for Russia.Nikolai, you are accused of spying for Russia. According to Bulgarian Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov, you “have been collecting information related to Bulgarian foreign policy”. Could you tell me, what evidence …

Eurasian integration: from economics to creation of a center of power

10:19 09.10.2019 Andrey Isayev

Eurasian integration: from economics to creation of a center of power

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin had every reason to congratulate his Armenian colleague Nikol Pashinyan with the outcome of the summit of Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) leaders that was recently held in Yerevan, where many promising decisions were made, bringing Iran, Singapore and Uzbekistan closer to this international organization.Creation of various …

Surprise signing of “Steinmeier formula” – causes and consequences

11:11 07.10.2019 Denis Baturin

Surprise signing of “Steinmeier formula” – causes and consequences

The news about the so-called “Steinmeier formula” having been signed by all members of the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) came as a big surprise. All the more so, since the September 4 agreement by the political advisers to the presidents of the Normandy Four countries to endorse the proposal made …

EU to mount decisive summit on Kosovo

12:29 06.10.2019 Pyotr Iskenderov

EU to mount decisive summit on Kosovo

The European Union is planning to hold an important summit on Kosovo in October this year with a view to get Belgrade and Pristina to normalize bilateral relations. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will pose as guarantors of the deal. Reports say a senior US official …

"Where the Russian flag has been hoisted, it shall never be lowered." Who and why sold Russian America (Part V)

11:42 01.10.2019 Yuri Bulatov

"Where the Russian flag has been hoisted, it shall never be lowered." Who and why sold Russian America (Part V)

The process of signing the handover of Russian territories in North America to the United States was moving ahead at a breakneck speed. Officials at the State Department in Washington signed off on the Alaska sale agreement at 4 am on March 30, 1867. Pointing to this unusual time of …

"Where the Russian flag has been hoisted, it shall never be lowered." Who and why sold Russian America (Part IV)

12:50 30.09.2019 Yuri Bulatov

"Where the Russian flag has been hoisted, it shall never be lowered." Who and why sold Russian America (Part IV)

Realizing that even he could not implement the idea of selling Russian America alone, the Grand Duke, acting very carefully within the framework of the Sea Ministry, was looking for proxies to participate in the planned transaction. Since it was extremely hard to find such people among members of old …

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