Since the end of last year’s war in Nagorno-Karabakh, both Iran and Turkey have proposed regional cooperation initiatives. These could, however, further undermine...
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The transformation of post-communist societies was “turbo-charged” by the prospect of NATO and EU membership, says NATO Deputy General Secretary Mircea...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen recently called on the EU to increase its military capabilities, including the possibility of creating a European army...
Our weekly digest of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them...
The Non-Aligned Movement is alive and kicking and has just celebrated its 60th anniversary. But what role does it now play? And why is Russia taking an interest? Sixty...
Ukraine is confident that Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 will beef up its military capabilities and deter any further Russian aggression. But are its hopes misplaced? Two years...
Central Europe Romanian doctors sent an open letter Wednesday titled “a cry of despair” as the country’s overwhelmed and deteriorated health care system copes with a...
Handing out passports to Russians living in the occupied territories of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova offers the Kremlin a convenient excuse to exert further pressure on...
Mining giant Norilsk Nickel has become the first company in Russia to introduce Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) standards to its relationship with indigenous...
Three decades since declaring independence from the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan is finally about to ditch the Cyrillic alphabet. At the end of January 2021, the Kazakh...
Gulf states have been stepping up investment in Central Asia, providing a counterbalance to Russian and Chinese influence in the region. The collapse of the Soviet Union...
Our weekly digest of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them...