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Double standards haunt US and Europe in dealings with Turkey and the Middle East
US and European acquiescence in Turkey's long-standing refusal to honour Kurdish ethnic, cultural, and political rights came home to roost when Turkey initially objected...
Genesis, Institutions and Instruments of the EU: A Concise Guide on Euro-Multilateralism
This contribution, destined to all and any Euro-curious, whether directly or indirectly concerned, is designed to provide a concise summary of the history of...
Space – the greener frontier – is good for business
The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) was established in 2021 to become the operational arm of the European Union’s space ambitions....
Geopolitics or “Pegasus Case”: What Stops Dialogue between Madrid and Catalonia
In 2022 the Spanish coalition government headed by Pedro Sanchez, leader of the socialist party, has faced a host of interconnected challenges on internal...
The debate that hasn’t happened: Bulgaria and the Euro
Bulgaria will adopt the euro in 2024 because ‘he benefits outweigh the drawbacks’. At least, this is what Bulgaria’s finance minister, Asen Vasilev,...
Will Europe Even Greenlight DeFi Regulation?
Regulation of the decentralized finance industry is a hot topic today. It appears some regions are more forthcoming on that front than others. Even...
The Folly of a European Security Architecture: Why Peace is Hard to Come?
Thucydides in his History of the Peloponnesian War explains that it was the rise of Athens that caused fear in the minds of the...
Amid Russia-Ukraine Crisis, Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline Offers Hope for Europe
Europe is still looking for reliable alternative sources of energy especially gas, as its energy relations fell nosedive with Russia. It has been exploring...
European Union vs Eurasian Union: Geopolitical and Economic Significance for African Union
Understandably the African Union, pan-African organization uniting 55 African States, has the legitimate mandate for building external relations with institutions and organizations outside Africa....
High Inflation Spells Predicament for Major Central Banks
As the European bond market falls, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said on June 28 that the central bank will start a...