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How climate is changing politics

12:12 09.01.2020 Andrey Kadomtsev

How climate is changing politics

In the fall of 2019, Democratic Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, went on record saying that competition for resources was turning ecology into a national security issue. A growing number of politicians and experts share her opinion.While most countries worldwide take a “mixed” picture of the …

5G - a new stage in civilization development amid global competition

11:15 25.12.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

5G - a new stage in civilization development amid global competition

The format of the next-generation cellular networks, which is commonly known as 5G, is considered by a vast majority of experts as one of the “key technologies in the decades to come." It is seen as a major element in ensuring the leading positions of a country at a new …

A. Rar thinks about NATO

10:49 19.12.2019 Alexander Rahr

A. Rar thinks about NATO

NATO, the world's most important military alliance, is in its biggest identity crisis. Who would have thought that? NATO's task was to consolidate the West. But without a realistic enemy image, NATO cannot be upgraded for the future. At NATO's jubilee summit in London, a fierce battle for direction could …

“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 …

Assist. Prof. Dr. Zijad Bećirović Director of International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES), Ljubljana, Slovenia

11:49 12.12.2019 Zijad Bećirović

Assist. Prof. Dr. Zijad Bećirović Director of International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES), Ljubljana, Slovenia

1) Would You tell us about Your institute in more detail? Some sources call it the most influential (or the most seen) institute of the Balkans. (We would like to know what it specializes in; What activities it is involved in; What does the Institute's special consultative status signifies; What …

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 …

“Gas context”: in the run-up to “Normandy Four” summit

11:43 29.11.2019 Denis Baturin

“Gas context”: in the run-up to “Normandy Four” summit

The participants in the forthcoming summit of the Normandy Four, which includes Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France, have approved the text of a final resolution in the run-up to the event, which is scheduled for December 9th. Reports to this effect have become an official confirmation of the meeting and …

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 …

Trump and Erdogan “mend fences” again

17:13 21.11.2019 Andrey Isayev

Trump and Erdogan “mend fences” again

Presidents of the United States and Turkey Donald Trump and Recep Erdogan met for bilateral talks in Washington on November 13th . In the course of what Donald Trump described as “lengthy and productive” negotiations and during a series of one-on-one and enlarged meetings, the Turkish leader announced his country’s …

The future of Brexit: where will Boris Johnson’s "fatal strategy" lead Britain to?

12:21 14.11.2019 Marina Starodubtseva

The future of Brexit: where will Boris Johnson’s "fatal strategy" lead Britain to?

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will attempt to negotiate a new deal with the EU on Brexit in the course of early parliamentary elections in the UK scheduled for December 12. If the Conservatives take upper hand, then, according to Johnson, Great Britain will leave the EU no later than …

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