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Geopolitical Context of South Stream

15:00 08.06.2012 Pyotr Iskenderov

Geopolitical Context of South Stream

Russian president V. Putin confirmed at the Russia-EU recent summit that the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline would begin by the end of 2013 and projected that it would take 1.5-2 years to bring the planned infrastructures online [1]. He mentioned that the project was seriously re-energized last …

Speech of First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia A.I. Denisov at the ceremony of signing of Co-operation Agreement between MFA of Russia and Union of Oil and Gas Producers of Russia, Moscow, 21 May 2012

15:00 04.06.2012

Speech of First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia A.I. Denisov at the ceremony of signing of Co-operation Agreement between MFA of Russia and Union of Oil and Gas Producers of Russia, Moscow, 21 May 2012

Dear Yuri Konstantinovich, Dear colleagues and friends, Your Excellency Messrs Ambassadors and diplomatic representatives, A while ago, as you have seen, the ceremony of signing of Co-operation Agreement between the Union of Oil and Gas Producers of Russia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia has taken place. Today …

Greece, Serbia Defy New World Order

15:00 04.06.2012 Pyotr Iskenderov

Greece, Serbia Defy New World Order

Part IIThe triumph of T. Nikolic in the runoff in Serbia left in a state of shock those who were convinced that the electoral intrigue in the country had evaporated during the first round. The defeat of B. Tadic, who originally polled 16% ahead of his rival according to the …

What the Future Holds for the Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline

15:00 30.05.2012 Alexander Shustov

What the Future Holds for the Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline

On May 23, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India penned a deal to construct the Trans-Afghanistan pipeline which is supposed to pump gas from Turkmenistan to South Asia. It appears at the moment that the partners in the project whose feasibility provoked debates of varying intensity since the early 1990ies finally …

Greece, Serbia Defy New World Order

15:00 30.05.2012 Pyotr Iskenderov

Greece, Serbia Defy New World Order

Part IIt became clear when the dust settled after the recent elections in Greece and in Serbia that two epicenters of resistance to aggressive globalism continue to exist in Europe. The US and the EU with all their might neither succeeded in coercing the new cohort of Greek politicians into …

Germany: The Parties Trial of Strength

15:00 16.05.2012 Natalia Meden

Germany: The Parties Trial of Strength

The continuing pre-election marathon in the USA and the Nicolas Sarkozy’s defeat in the battle for the Élysée Palace spur interest in predictions for the outcome of German elections. The vote in scheduled to take place in September 2013. The elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, that took place on May 13, …

The "Northern Front" of Global Energy Wars

15:00 16.05.2012 Pyotr Iskenderov

The "Northern Front" of Global Energy Wars

The global energy games (or wars to be more exact) have taken an important turn in the favour of Russia. In the near future the gas supplies going through North Stream route from Russia to the European Union may substantially grow. The Nord Stream AG company share holders asked experts …

What the Coming French Presidency Promises

15:00 02.05.2012 Igor Ignatchenko

What the Coming French Presidency Promises

At the moment, there is little doubt that Francois Hollande can count on winning the presidential run off in France. The questions naturally arising in the context are which, if any, transformations await the French foreign policy under the incoming president and, in particular, how Paris will be shaping its …

Germany: pirates go active, "hooligans" take to the streets

11:51 10.04.2012 Vladimir Nesterov

Germany: pirates go active, "hooligans" take to the streets

Now living through a kind of a social crisis, Germans are looking forward to early land elections in the country’s most populous (17.8 million) state of North Rhine-Westphalia scheduled for May 13. Given the current balance of political forces in Germany, the main intrigue is about who will hold the …

Arab League As An Anti-Arab Weapon

15:00 22.02.2012 Elena Pustovoytova

Arab League As An Anti-Arab Weapon

Elementary arithmetic routinely holds keys to much more complex political algebra. At the moment, for example, it appears that fairly simple regards explain the bizarre conduct of the Arab League which, contrary to reasonable expectations, alligned itself with the West in destabilizing Syria and keeping B. Assad under pressure. It …

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