Analytical articles

The PDVSA case raises important questions concerning Russian banks’ strategy regarding U.S. sanctions

The new sanctions bill enhances the sanction risks for them but will do little to change the situation in a fundamental way

The EU will still have to rescue the Italian economy. However, Brussels is growing ever more reluctant to save Rome

The Low-Carbon Agenda is Winning over the World Economy

The global discussion on the IIS is resumed

The German Chancellor unequivocally reaffirmed Germany’s candidacy for leader of Europe and, more importantly, outlined a course for Europe to achieve “strategic autonomy” from the United States

EAEU and MERCOSUR: Opportunities for Transcontinental Cooperation

Realistically, it is impossible to sit all regional and international players around the same table

The conclusion is clear: to preserve the liberal world order by all means, to rationalize United States policy, and to isolate Russia and China or make them return to their usual roles. But a return…

It is becoming increasingly more difficult for Moscow to retain its position as an honest, if not completely independent, broker

The main threat to modern Russia is that it will be relegated to the status of an outsider country in the AI race, supplementing the export of crude oil with that of raw data and leaving the advanced…

Think tanks will fall prey to the global political upheaval, plunging public trust, anti-elite sentiment and post-truth politics. The alternative is going beyond traditional roles