31 Jan 2023
European Institutions, European Union, Influence, Security
31 Jan 2023
European Institutions, European Union, Influence, Security
New Czech president risks Chinese wrath with Taiwan call
30 Jan 2023
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Erdogan threatens to veto Sweden’s Nato bid
30 Jan 2023
European Institutions, European Union, Society
Czechs opt for pro-Ukraine ex-general president
“Made in Europe” semiconductor revolution needs reliable renewable energy supply
In his first foreign trip since Sweden took the reins of the EU Council, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson met with…
12 Jan 2023
Iranian religious chief threatens Charlie Hebdo over cartoons
8 Dec 2022
Orban poised for EU showdown over Ukraine funding
Turkish medical chief convicted on terror claims
The president of Türkiye’s medical association has been convicted for spreading “terrorist” propaganda after she called for an investigation into…
9 Jan 2023
Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh suffer amid Azerbaijan blockade
9 Jan 2023
US agrees to switch from Turkey to Türkiye
Serbia president tells Wagner to stop recruiting for Ukraine
Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic has criticised Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group for its recruitment drive in the former Yugoslav republic for…
28 Dec 2022
Serbs in Kosovo increase roadblocks while Serbia deploys army on border
14 Dec 2022
EU poised to step up Kosovo involvement
Iran steps up military funding as economy collapses
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which has played a key role in crushing protests since September, has been allocated…
25 Dec 2022
Kazakhstan fails to probe violence against January protesters: HRW
29 Nov 2022
Uzbekistan trials begin into Karakalpakstan’s July violence
Former Russia intelligence agent says defeat looms in Ukraine
There are reports of mounting internal criticism of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.The Institute for the Study of War (ISW)…
25 Dec 2022
Wagner Group props up Russia’s Ukraine war with ex-inmates
9 Dec 2022
Russian military training in Belarus amid pressure to join Ukraine war
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