Search: COVID-19,Europe (3 materials)

The Battle of “Coronavirus Narratives”: Three Lines of Defence Against China

... little hasty in praising the effectiveness of China’s strategy in fighting COVID-19. Andrey Kortunov: Global Victory Over COVID-19: What Price Are We Willing to Pay? How strong is this line of defence? The design looks flimsy and unreliable. Naturally,... ... primary culprit is, of course, President of the United States Donald Trump, although fingers are certainly being pointed at European leaders too, from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to his Spanish opposite number Pedro Sánchez. The basic premise ...

29.04.2020

To Sequestrate, or Not to Sequestrate. The Impact of Covid-19 on Military Budgets

... increase military capabilities and expenditures. In addition to the traditional threat in the form of the eastern neighbor, whose name was mentioned in connection with the information policy allegedly pursued to spread disinformation and panic over COVID-19, there are now new threats like the virus itself, and the Alliance members were not quite ready for it (but who was ready?). While European countries are only approaching the peak of the epidemic, it is difficult to predict its long-term effect on military spending and the development of the defense industry. So far, we have not heard about the serious need to reduce military spending ...

09.04.2020

The Spread of the COVID-2019 Epidemic across Europe and Multilateralism

The value and significance of multilateralism are becoming increasingly apparent against the backdrop of the fight against the coronavirus epidemic Europe has quickly turned into the “centre of contamination” of the coronavirus epidemic. The number of confirmed cases in Italy, Spain, Germany, France and other European countries is well into the tens of thousands, and it only continues to grow....

06.04.2020

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  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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