Provincialism in Big-League Politics

... rotating Presidency of the EU Council on January 1, 2015. The Eastern Partnership program that provoked the Ukrainian crisis and a general deterioration of relations between Russia and Western countries ranks high on the agenda of this Presidency. Will the Latvian EU Council Presidency lead to a new downward spiral of international tensions? Corridor of opportunities At the time of the official launch of Latvia’s Presidency of the EU Council, Russia's relations with the European Union and the United States ...