A s part of our Monday Talks Series, we talked with Sven Mikser on War in Ukraine and the EU's Strategic Compass. Sven Mikser is a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia…
A s part of our podcast series, we talked with Igor Bandović about the war in Ukraine and its Impact on the Western Balkans. Mr Bandović is the director of the Belgrade Centre for…
R ussia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine dispelled all assumptions that governed the European security order for the past three decades and raised the (in)security antes to a level not experienced since the beginning…
I n the backdrop of the Ukrainian crisis, EU-Russia relations have undoubtedly been severed. The Russian conflict in Ukraine heightened ‘longstanding tensions’ within the Western Balkans[1]. The Western Balkan Six comprises of Albania,…
P resident Putin will go as far as Western leaders allow him to go. "There are moments in history," Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said, "when the great struggle between freedom and tyranny…
A s part of our "Talking Geopolitics" series, we have talked with Ambassador Raoul Delcorde on European Strategic Autonomy in Times of Crises and the impact of Russian Aggression on EU's defence capabilities.
S yrian refugee crisis has led the EU to revise its refugee policies and unveiled the EU’s political vulnerabilities and incapacity to overcome it on its own. Additionally, this problem demonstrated the asymmetric strategic…
W hen Alain Peyrefitte, a French diplomat, asked General de Gaulle in 1962 "What is the purpose of Europe?", the latter replied "not to be dominated by the Americans or the Russians"[1]. Since…
I n the past year, the EU has witnessed an exceptional rise in the demand for security and defence[1]. To overcome the many geopolitical challenges that await Brussels, several EU top leaders have…
A s the negotiations in Vienna proceed and Western delegations seem unsatisfied with Iran’s positions, talks of war and striking Iran’s nuclear facilities have become increasingly loud and ever-present. While the US states it…