... socio-economic situation in the spring of 2014, when mass public protests—the “Bosnian Spring”—
engulfed
in the Republic. When the main part of the Balkan Route was closed, refugees from the Middle East flocked to Bosnia, whose entry into the European Union is blocked by Croatia, a country that attracted significant police forces to guard the border.
What did the most influential person in the Republic do to alleviate the situation in the territory under his mandate? The only thing he did ...
On March 22, 2021, the Italian Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali, IAI) held an international presentation of the analytical report on the challenges of strategic autonomy of the European Union, which has recently been released by the Institute.
On March 22, 2021, the Italian Institute of International Affairs (Istituto Affari Internazionali, IAI) held an international presentation of the analytical report on the challenges ...
... Russia-EU relations. This factor fitted snugly into Brussels’ system of values that defines Europe’s principal approaches to its largest partner in the post-Soviet space. The nadir in the political dialogue was reached in October 2020, with the European Union adopting anti-Russian chemical cyber sanctions; November–December saw a period of somewhat smoothing out the particularly sharp angles. Yet, this was followed by Alexey Navalny’s return to Moscow from Berlin in January 2021, his subsequent ...
Serbia’s long-time goal of EU accession is becoming harder to achieve
Until recently, Serbia was considered as one of the main candidates for European Union (EU) accession and as a role model for the other Balkan states in the region who aspire to EU membership. It regularly received praise from Western leaders, including Angela Merkel (DW 2015) with whom Aleksander Vucic, Serbia’s President,...
The event was attended by leading Russian and European experts
On March 15, 2021, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) held an off-limits online workshop on the situation in the Middle East and Syria. The event was attended by leading Russian and European experts.
Opening remarks were made by Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Julien Barnes-Dacey, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Program at the European Council...
On March 12, 2021, the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation held an online expert discussion to assess the state and prospects for fostering the relations between the European Union and the Russian Federation
On March 12, 2021, the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European ...
... other hand, has drawn increasingly closer to Islamist radicals, who have nothing in common with the Western values. Ten years after the conflict broke out, the US maintains a largely symbolic military presence in Syria’s northeast regions, while the European Union is plainly unable to settle on a new strategy in Syria.
Should Russia be considered a winner? Tactically—yes. Russia’s successful and relatively low-budget military operation quickly made Moscow the principal external actor in Syria....
Report 65/2021
Report 65/2021
The report analyses the application of foreign sanctions against Russian citizens, companies and economy sectors. It also considers global trends in the use of sanctions and restrictive measures against Russia within individual areas (the “Ukrainian package,” sanctions against pipeline projects, “cyber sanctions,” etc.). The report is based on Sanctions Event Database compiled by the Russian International Affairs Council. It contains data for 2020 into early 2021....
... EU’s own sanctions policy
One of the important decisions of the new US administration was its revision of the sanctions policy inherited from President Donald Trump. The “toxic” assets of the departed team include deterioriated relations with the European Union. The divisions between Washington and Brussels have existed since long before Trump’s arrival in the White House. The EU categorically does not accept US extraterritorial sanctions. Back in 1996, the EU Council approved the so-called ...
... can achieve almost anything.
In order to fulfill one’s national interests, it is important to work really hard, and Russia is good at it.
It is most expedient to look at the state of relations between Russia and the Council of Europe, Russia and the European Union through the perspective of a politically strong Russia.
Sergey Utkin
Membership in international organizations should be considered in the broader context of foreign policy and international relations in general. No international organizations ...
