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The EU and Serbia finalised a controversial lithium mining agreement essential for electric vehicle batteries. Amidst Serbia’s alignment with Russia...
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NATO’s 2024 summit is over; as always, it has brought forward multiple topics. Especially given the current turbulent geopolitical and...
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In today’s world, we are facing several parallel and simultaneous crises, be it climate crisis, economic volatility or security. It...
In early April 2024, Georgian Dream, the ruling party in Georgia, pushed through a controversial law on “foreign agents” in...
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Slovak voter turnout in the past (four) Euro-elections has always been the lowest among all member states. Current polls predict...
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The visit of Prime Minister Robert Fico and his delegation to Azerbaijan on 6-7 May 2024 represented a new impetus...
As Kosovo embarks on its 16th year of independence, it faces a critical juncture characterised by a challenging journey filled...
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has served as a stark reminder to Europe that security cannot be taken for granted. More...
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On Tuesday, 23 January 2024, the Turkish Parliament approved Sweden’s candidacy for NATO membership. Thus, after long months of waiting,...
On Saturday, January 13, the people of Taiwan elected a new president, vice president, and representatives of the parliament. The...
With the June 2024 European Parliament (EP) elections approaching, several political figures and manipulative actors in the Czech Republic, Poland,...
The war in Ukraine has placed China in a challenging position in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland regarding its...
After the onset of Russian aggression in Ukraine, the European Union (EU) promptly chose to support Ukraine, not solely through...
The European Union (EU) conducted its first live military exercise in October. Spearheaded by the Spanish amphibious assault ship Juan...
The candidate countries under the enlargement policy have anticipated the European Commission’s assessment of their progress toward joining the European...
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As Ukraine braces itself for another winter amidst a conflict that has lasted nearly two years, the war’s tactics must...
The long-standing conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh has come to an end, and it appears that the European Union has not been...
Despite the diplomatic achievement of Syria’s readmission to the Arab League in May 2023, the Bashar al-Assad regime currently confronts...
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has contributed to Ukraine and Moldova gaining candidate status in June 2023, giving a new impetus...
On July 26th, Niger, the largest country in West Africa, experienced a military coup that saw the overthrow of democratically...
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Numerous Chinese hacking campaigns aimed at member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have been unveiled in recent...
Slovakia, France and Belgium have announced the construction of new nuclear units or extending the operation of their nuclear power...
The leaders of the European Union and Tunisia signed an agreement aimed at combating illegal migration and strengthening their economic...
The European Union (EU) institutions have announced the allocation of additional funding to their defence funds – the European Defence...
Dušan Bajatović, head of the Serbian state gas supply company Srbijagas, and László Fritsch, director of the Hungarian energy company...
Although disinformation is hardly a new phenomenon, the internet has enabled the ultimate battle for hearts and minds, and social...
President Bashar al-Assad of the Syrian Arab Republic flew to Saudi Arabia on May 19 to attend the Arab League...
Tunisia, the North African country that was the birthplace of the Arab Spring, faces severe political and economic problems. Under...
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By asking ChatGPT “Can AI become a threat to humanity?”, ChatGPT responds, “AI has the potential to become a threat...
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The Ostend Declaration reinforces the ambitions of European countries, which have committed to massive wind power generation targets, with an...
On his way back from an official State visit to China, French President Macron urged the EU to reduce dependency...
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Szijjártó revisited Moscow, where on April 11, he signed a new contract on energy supplies,...
The third largest social media app TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has faced widespread criticism over concerns that...
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti met in Ohrid, Macedonia, on Saturday, 18 March, to negotiate...
On February 6 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. The quake...
Executive Summary The already heated discussion among policymakers and policy shapers in the West on how the Russian-Ukrainian war could...
Download the Long read via link: The Importance of (Counter)Intelligence: Is the EU Ready to Play the Big Game? –...
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Executive Summary The geopolitical salience of the Russia–Ukraine War and the remoteness of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union or...
At the beginning of December, the situation between the European Union and Hungary escalated. After Brussels recommended freezing €7,5 billion...
Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia, and Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, reached an agreement on mutual recognition of territorial...
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Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines were damaged by three explosions on Monday, September 26. Nord Stream...
In her State of the Union address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen paid close attention to energy issues...
Tensions escalated between Serbia and Kosovo on Sunday, 31 July. Serbian demonstrators blocked roads and shot at Kosovo police officers....
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Kazakhstan’s President Tokayev said in early July that the Central Asian country, rich in oil and gas, was keen to...
Iraq accused neighbouring Turkey of a deadly attack on the Barakh tourist resort in the Governorate of Dohuk in Iraq´s...
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Turkey has agreed to lift its veto on Sweden and Finland joining NATO, thus removing a key obstacle to the...
In response to the imposition of sanctions and the EU’s decision to accelerate the reduction of its dependence on Russian...
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The Strategic Compass represents a major political proposal to prevent the risk of “strategic shrinkage”. Strategic shrinkage refers to three...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated on Saturday that Ankara continues to oppose the accession of Sweden and Finland to...
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Denmark agreed to join the EU’s common security and defence policy in a referendum triggered by Russia’s war in Ukraine....
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Monday, May 23, that Ankara would soon launch a new military incursion in...
Great power competition is a trendy concept that frames the current perception of international affairs held by many. As such,...