Provincialism in Big-League Politics

... 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 were facing the most acute crisis in the past decade. By the beginning of 2015, the controversy over the Ukrainian issue between Western countries and Moscow had resulted in the imposition of sanctions against more ...