Search: COVID-19,USA,European Union (7 materials)

The Caesar Act: A New Challenge for Syria?

... favour. Last year, he was rumoured to have been placed under house arrest for his refusal to donate the bulk of his 5-billion-dollar fortune to advance the Syrian President’s... ... Nahyan and Bashar al-Assad, when the parties discussed aid to Syria in combating the COVID-19. The Caesar Act and Russia’s Economic Presence in Syria Nothing Good Can... ... the Syrian reconstruction effort. The German expert Muriel Asseburg notes that the European Union’s consolidated standing is eroded by differences between the United...

10.08.2020

Towards Strategic Autonomy: the Role of the EU in the Growing China-USA Rivalry

... simultaneously, reducing its over-dependence from other world players such as China and the USA. In this context, of particular importance is RescEU , the European crisis management... ... particular importance, in this context, key markets, which should be kept within the European Union ( Borell ); Free trade safeguard . Given today’s globalized world order... ... Marie-Pierre Vedrenne for Pole Evénementiel Jeunes Européens, “The world after COVID-19: Europe’s role between the United States and China” webinar 4 . McKenzie...

17.07.2020

The Coronavirus and Conflicts in the Middle East

... of military conflicts in the Middle East during a pandemic The question of the political and socioeconomic consequences the COVID-19 pandemic will have for global development has prompted heated analytical discussions among leading politicians, economists ... ... April, Russian grain, which had previously been in short supply on the market, was delivered to the port of Tartus. Although the European Union expressed its support for the UN Secretary General’s appeal to lift the sanctions off several states, including ...

26.05.2020

Andrey Kortunov: Cooperation with the West Will Only Happen When Russia Modernises

... all. Russia ratified the Paris climate change agreement. The Minsk process moved forward slightly, and in December there was a top-level summit in Paris of the Normandy Four. Agreement was reached on gas transit. Consultations between Russia and the European Union began on 5G communications. It is true, of course, that one cannot really speak of a serious shift in relations [between Russia and the EU], but there are certain positive moments. I would have wanted to speak about how to make use of these ...

15.05.2020

Illusions of a New Bipolarity

... certain global attributes There is a certain foreign political dimension to the COVID-19 pandemic that is beginning to rear its head with increasing frequency and can... ... begin and end. It is turning into a dual-core system with centres in Washington and the European Union that are undergoing a kind of strategic decoupling [ 7 ]. The United... ... and the United States is largely focused in the South China and East China seas, thousands of miles away from Russia. Russia does not have any interests in that region...

08.05.2020

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