Nowadays, no one can be surprised that exports are a critical factor in the economic growth of any state and, accordingly, in increasing the well-being of its population. Of course, this makes sense if we talk about the...
November 2021
Russian gas is pushing Serbia to the East
Since announcing his departure for Russia for his 19th meeting with Vladimir Putin, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has emphasized that the main goal of talks with his “friend” is energy. Vucic wanted a...
Where is Russia going in Karabakh
10 ноября 2021 года, аккурат в годовщину ввода российских военных, в Карабахе открыли «аллею славы» и памятник «миротворцу». «Миротворцу», как водится, российскому. Аллею, которую разбили на территории российского...
Format palette – Armenia’s interests and realities in the region
Первую годовщину окончания 44-дневной войны регион Южного Кавказа встретил в ожидании значительных подвижек в том, чтобы процессы урегулирования конфликтов и деблокады фрагментированного десятилетиями региона начались и...
Preventive diplomacy: (in)effective tool?
Preventive European diplomacy as an attempt to stop crimes against civilians in Yugoslavia (the early 1990s) European structures were the first to react to the escalation of the Balkan crisis and later were joined by...
#CYBERWARCON
Hack-and-leak operations are typically viewed as coming from nation state actors. India is home to a vibrant, but unexplored hacker-for-hire marketplace that has serviced private detectives and developing nations for at...
The Harvard whiff in Bulgarian politics
A new party won the parliamentary elections and has a good chance of forming a government On November 14th, Bulgarians elected a new parliament – the third in a row this year. At the first elections in April, GERB, the...
Partial recall: Putin over-escalates
Brinkmanship on the Polish and Ukrainian borders – and playing the “Belarus card” with gas and refugees – seem to have rebounded on Russian president Vladimir Putin, setting back his campaign to force Western acceptance...
Germany vs Bayraktar. Who helps Ukraine more?
Last week, Germany was concerned with Ukraine’s first combat use of an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) in the east of Ukraine against Russian-hybrid forces. Since 2014, plenty of drones have been used by both...
The war of formats in the South Caucasus
On November 10, 2021, the South Caucasus will mark the first anniversary of the tripartite Russia – Armenia – Azerbaijan statement, which ended the 2020 Karabakh war. During the last year, the experts, representatives...