30 Mar 2023
European Institutions, Influence, Russia & Eastern Europe, Security
30 Mar 2023
European Institutions, Influence, Russia & Eastern Europe, Security
Belarus boosts isolation by taking Russia nuclear weapons
25 Mar 2023
Balkans, Finance, Industry, Society
Montenegro arrests US$40bn South Korean crypto-fugitive
20 Mar 2023
Asia Minor, Finance, Society
Turkish presidential frontrunner Kilicdaroglu talks tough on Syrian migrants
Sweden lacking leadership on market issues for EU agri-food producers
While Sweden launched its six-month EU Council Presidency in January with strong rhetoric on agri-food policy, ensuing action has left…
1 Mar 2023
Finnish MPs vote to join Nato as Turkey blocks Swedish bid
13 Feb 2023
Former foreign minister wins narrow Cypriot presidential election
Russia claims west behind successful Georgia protests
Russia claims the west instigated this week’s unrest in Georgia after the parliament dropped so-called foreign agent legislation. Georgia aims…
5 Mar 2023
Turkish opposition coalition splits over May 14 presidential candidate
26 Feb 2023
Turkish authorities hail arrests in quake probes
Moldova claims Russia sparking unrest
Moldova is accusing Russia of encouraging a coup that could drag it into the war in neighbouring Ukraine. Moldovan President…
9 Feb 2023
Serbia-Kosovo deal seen as short-term compromise
19 Jan 2023
Serbia president tells Wagner to stop recruiting for Ukraine
Uzbekistan hands down more jail terms to Karakalpakstan ‘rioters’
Lengthy prison sentences have been handed to nearly 30 people in Uzbekistan over last year’s protests against plans to limit…
9 Feb 2023
Alleged Karakalpak separatists sentenced in Uzbekistan
8 Feb 2023
Saudi and Czech embassies close in Afghanistan amid security fears
Transnistria hails arrest of Ukraine ‘agents’
Moldova’s Russian-dominated enclave of Transnistria last week claimed to have thwarted a Ukrainian assassination attempt on its leader.Transnistria’s security ministry…
2 Mar 2023
Ukraine denies responsibility for drone strike near Moscow
27 Feb 2023
Belarus claims 1.5m combatants ready to fight
Is Xi Jinping really focussed on world domination?
China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative is often seen as an attempt by Beijing to extend its influence around the…
26 Sep 2021
Turkey now masters the skies with devastating military drones
25 Oct 2019