The New Geopolitics Research Network Director Mykhailo Samus spoke at the hearing in Subcommittee on Security and Defence of the European Parliament on the topic “Security in the Eastern Partnership area: the...
October 2021
Absent friends
Russia is waging a gas war on the EU. But Europe’s friend the United States is nowhere to be seen. That’s disappointing – and dangerous. Things don’t seem to be going according to plan for US President Joe Biden. His...
Will the elections cause foreign policy shifts?
Pavel Havlicek, Research Fellow of Association for International Affairs (AMO) Research Centre (Prague based non-partisan NGO/think-tank) shared his vision on possible changes in the foreign policy of the Czech Republic...
The Franco-Greek Defense Deal and Its Regional and Geostrategic Dimensions
Earlier this month, the Greek parliament approved by a majority an unprecedented 3 billion-euro agreement with France on defense co-operation and military supplies. It envisions Athens to receive from Paris by 2025 at...
Belarusian threat. Will Lukashenka become an instrument of Russia’s aggression?
For a long time, one of the most popular politicians for Ukrainians was the ruler of neighbouring Belarus, Aliaksandr Lukashenka. Largely due to the fact that during his many years of uncontested rule he managed to...
Vladimir and the Plot Device That Failed
International showman Vladimir Putin was counting on a spectacular finale to the gas drama he has staged, with Russia delivering all the gas a shivering Europe wants – on the terms he wants. Now it’s becoming...
The Problem of War crimes vs European integration of the Western Balkans
Part 2 Part 1 The foreign policy of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Northern Macedonia focuses on European integration. But the mentioned countries have several internal and external problems, so their accession to the EU is...
The Strategic Autonomy Games
Velizar Shalamanov on the European Union’s attempts to get rid of Washington’s “custody” By Igor Fedyk At the beginning of October, the agenda of the European Union included the discussion of question of its...
Czech elections: unexpected outcome
Pavel Havlicek, Research Fellow of Association for International Affairs (AMO) Research Centre (Prague based non-partisan NGO/think-tank) summed up the results of the parliamentary elections held on October 8-9, 2021.
Security domain of Eastern Partnership: New Impulse?
Mykhailo Samus, Director of NGRN, was invited to share his thoughts on the future of the security domain of the Eastern Partnership in Vilnius on the High-level/Expert seminar “New Ambitions for the Eastern...