Reflections on Russia and the Slavic Balkans
The Balkans, which lie at the crossroads of roads and civilisations, have established themselves throughout history as the “powder keg of Europe”. Religious and...
EU-Western Balkans relations: It’s not that complicated
Authors: Valbona Zeneli and Zoran Nechev*
Whether to place or not the word “enlargement” in the Brdo Declaration of the latest European Union-Western Balkans Summit...
Fears of Russian Influence Haunt Abkhazia
Geopolitics informs Russian attitude toward Abkhazia. It is both of benefit and curse for Abkhazian elites who aspire to a greater level of maneuverability...
The Promise of a Democratic Moldova: How Maia Sandu Financed the Party of Action and Solidarity
Formerly known as Bessarabia and later historically referred to Moldavia, located between the Ukraine and Romania, and accounting for disputed land ever since the...
Africa-France Summit 2021: A Real Revival or a Trick?
On October 8–9, the New Africa-France 2021 Summit was held in Montpellier. Partially covered by French mainstream media, the event was nevertheless quite important...
China Challenge: How to get Europe to Cooperate
It is common knowledge now that China is a major rival and threat for the United States. Joe Biden pledged to restore U.S. leadership...
From Floats to Concrete: Britain’s New Port in the Falklands
The contract signed between the administration Falkland Islands (the Malvinas) and the BAM Nuttall company envisioning a new port constructed in Port Stanley has...
Proceed With Caution: South Caucasus Inch Forward
There is good news from the South Caucasus, at least for some. Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a bloody conflict in the mountains of Nagorno-Karabakh...
Unhappy Iran Battles for Lost Influence in South Caucasus
Events that might not matter elsewhere in the world matter quite a lot in the South Caucasus. Given a recent history of conflict, with...
Iceland’s Historic(al) Elections
The morning of September, 26 was a good one for Lenya Run Karim of the Pirate Party. Once the preliminary results were announced, things...