Covid-19: Macron’s conflicting crisis communication
2020
started in France with a strike from the SNCF national railway workers who were
massively protesting against the ongoing reforms of their special pension
system. This...
Coronavirus Reveals Cracks in European Unity
The European unity and solidarity stand at the
precipice now: how can the members trust in each other in times of a greater
peril when even...
Russia aids Italy in fight against COVID-19: Why we should be aware
You’ve probably heard this week
that Russia Â- with such ceremony, might I add - sent planes with its military
medics to Italy to help in...
Russian army lends a helping hand to Italy
For the
past three days, Russian military transport planes with medical
specialists and aid on board have been landing at an air base near
Rome to help Italy in the fight...
The Covid-19 epidemics and the issue of Italy’s public debt
How will the
E.U. resources be defined in the near future for the coronavirus issue? The
issue is, in fact, much more complex than we may...
Defeating Systemic Corruption? Anti-Corruption Measures in Post-Revolution Ukraine and Armenia
Ukraine and
Armenia offer case studies on the challenges of recovering from post-Soviet
authoritarian legacy, fraught with rampant corruption.
As a matter of fact, systemic corruption has...
The EU Introduces New Vision for Eastern Partnership States
The EU has published an Eastern Partnership (EaP) policy which outlines
the Union approach for 2020 and beyond towards the six former Soviet states
bordering Russia....
India’s Growing Engagement with the South Caucasus
Throughout
decades the South Caucasus has played a relatively minor role in India’s
foreign policy. However, over the past several years there have been economic
and political...
The Greek Immigrant Crisis: Old Invasions, New Colours
For
hundreds of years, the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as Byzantium, protected
Western Europe by default from Arab and then Turkish Moslem invasions, although
the Jihadists...
Consequences of the Diplomatic Recognition of Abkhazia by the Syrian Arab Republic
Abkhazia is a partially recognized state — Russia (2008), Nicaragua
(2008), Venezuela (2009), Nauru (2009), Syria (2018) — of 8,660km2 and 240,000
inhabitants located on the...