... editorial team recently sat down with
Ian Bond
, Director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform. Bond is an expert in Russia and the former Soviet Union, European foreign policy, as well as Europe/Asia relations and US foreign policy. In this interview,... ... markets and not favor the creation of European champions, let the market decide, who is the champion and who isn’t.
Recently, Turkey launched military operations in northern Syria. In your opinion, how does the EU see Turkey’s actions in Syria?
I think ...
... them by an escalation of tensions between regional players.
Present-day situation
The European Union offered all the Balkan peoples a so-called “European future”. The... ... region. Brussels simply has neither resources, nor desire to do it.
RIAC Longread “Russia in the Balkans”: Interests of the Leading Actors, Russia’s Presence in Southeast... ... processes as well as strengthen their positions in the global confrontation. Russia, China, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia, which are accumulating more and more influence in the region...
Interests of the Leading Actors, Russia’s Presence in Southeast Europe and Russia’s New Strategy
In 2016, the new ... ... including new ones, has grown significantly. These actors are primarily China, but also Turkey and several Middle Eastern states.
The presence of many actors with diverging... ... Europe, which will limit room for action in the Mediterranean. That will result in the European Union and NATO exerting even greater pressure on the Transcaucasian states...