Has counter-radicalisation failed?
The recent unveiling of the identity of Islamic State (IS) fighter Mohammed Emwazi, otherwise known as ‘Jihadi John’, underlined once more the challenges facing...
Imperative of an EU-Russia strategic reset
Russia vs. the European Union. It is relationship based and built upon a long history of protracted political conflict. Lately, with the crisis in...
GrExit or no: Europe, Greece is stuck in the middle with you!
Who is holding their breath for Greece? Can anyone afford not to hope for the Greek debt deal? Can exit from the eurozone ever...
Europe of the human face… with a little help from Greece
Days after the last parliamentary elections, something is eventually moving in Greece. People are hesitant and restrained, do not want to get too excited....
Europe at the crossroad: either Syriza-ating reconciliation or Syria-anizating escalation
Few places in Greece conjure the spirit of resistance as much as the war memorial in Kaisariani. It stands on the spot where 200...
The New EU Voting system – the old west-east north-south division
Economic governance reforms and Eurozone consolidation has significant institutional and political consequences: a multiple-tier integration is ever more realistic. „Out” countries seek to mitigate...
Hard truths about Europe’s soft power
In the run-up to last December’s EU summit on defence, Britain’s top general publicly warned that the UK risks being left with “hollowed out”...
Russian Arctic development hampered by Moscow’s strategic engagements
Written by: Elena Pavlova, Victor Chauvet On April 22, a meeting of the Russian Security Council for the Arctic state policy took place in...