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Putin’s Message to African Envoys
Russian President Vladimir Putin has received, in accordance with the
established tradition, letters of credence from 23 new ambassadors in the
Alexander Hall of the Grand...
Greece and Russia: Back to the Truman Doctrine?
Britain’s well-known keenness to keep Russia, and then the Soviet Union,
and now again just Russia, away from the Eastern Mediterranean is a
well-established fact of...
Looking Westward (Again): Russia House at Davos 2020
Rudyard Kipling once wrote that ‘the Russian is a delightful person till
he tucks his shirt in. As an Oriental, he is charming. It is...
Is Putinism Here to Stay?
Russian President Vladimir Putin raised
more than a few eyebrows when –in the context of the early January 2020 edition
of his state of the nation...
Russia’s interest in South Sudan
On January
27-29, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the
Republic of South Sudan, Awut Deng Acuil, made an official working visit to
Moscow where...
The Fate of the Gray Area in Europe
There is a considerable territory between Russia and the European
heartland. It runs from the Scandinavian peninsula in the north to the Black
Sea in the...
The Battle for the Indian Ocean and Island States
Russia has taken an
increasing interest in strengthening consistently its diplomacy with small island
States especially Cape Verde, Mauritius, Maldives and Seychelles. Late
December, the Kremlin appointed...
The outcome of the Berlin Conference
Twelve
countries and organizations have participated in the Berlin Conference on
Libya, which has just ended.
There have
been all the countries and organizations that really count in...
Turkey’s Role in the Libyan Conflict
On January 8, 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish
President Recep Erdogan met in Istanbul. Discussions focused on the launch of
the Turkish Stream gas...
Revisiting the Ukraine- Russia- EU triangular dynamics
With the narrative that floats around, one is tempted to think
that the Ukraine crisis is all about Crimea; that it started and ended there.
So...