Eurasia

Back in 1990, when the Soviet bloc was crumbling into new nations, Kenichi Ohmae, a Japanese organizational theorist and management consultant, had the audacity to suggest that humankind was on the cusp of a new “borderless world,” in a book of the same name. Ohmae’s goal was mainly to sketch …

Australia’s move to ditch a $66bn submarine deal has spiralled into an unprecedented diplomatic row between Western allies. Australia’s decision to cancel a multibillion-dollar order for French submarines in favour of American and British technology has sparked a diplomatic row of unprecedented proportions between longtime Western allies. The French foreign …

Pół miliona euro za każdy dzień działalności kopalni Turów będzie płacić Polska do chwili podporządkowania się decyzji TSUE o zawieszeniu wydobycia. Tak zdecydował Trybunał Sprawiedliwości. Premier Morawiecki jeszcze w maju przekonywał, że ugoda z Czechami jest prawie zawarta. Decyzja TSUE zapadła dziś, ale naliczanie kary zacznie się w chwili formalnego …

Tandis que la polémique autour du « contrat du siècle » des sous-marins français pour l’Australie gonfle, il est quand même curieux d’observer que peu de monde n’évoque les contrats eux-mêmes. Or c’est quand même cela qui est essentiel. En fait, tout le monde parle de ces sous-marins sans pourtant …

“Neoliberalism” has been a hot topic for a few decades, but by now the word is sloppily used often enough that many claim that the word has become meaningless. However, it doesn’t work that way. The word neoliberalism has a definite meaning, even if it can be a tricky one, …

W cieniu wojny z Rosją i problemów z reformą państwa Ukraina doświadcza kryzysu, którego na co dzień nie widać: zapaści demograficznej. Na razie nie mamy kłopotów z obsługą, bo jest lato, studenci się nie uczą, mogą sobie u nas dorabiać. Problem będzie jesienią, gdy wrócą na uczelnie – mówi kelnerka …

Τώρα εγείρεται το αδιέξοδο της γερμανικής Ευρώπης, που δεν είναι Δύση, αλλά Mitteleuropa. Οπως πάντοτε ήταν. Με εντελώς άλλα, συγκρουσιακά προς τη Δύση συμφέροντα. Η Γαλλία όμως είναι Δύση. Είναι πυλώνας της. Πλήρωσε, ως μη όφειλε, το τίμημα της νέας συμμαχίας. Και δικαίως εξοργίστηκε. Το χαστούκι ήταν βαρύ. Και, σε …

Talking is good, but how much should expectations and hopes be raised now that Middle East rivals are talking without necessarily putting a pause on their disputes? Friday saw the unveiling of a new “public display of diplomacy” in the broader region when an aide to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed …

The newly minted Australia-U.K.-U.S. security pact, known by its acronym AUKUS, was announced just days after the 70th anniversary of another regional trilateral defense arrangement, the ANZUS treaty, which comprises Australia, New Zealand and the United States. The genesis of both deals was deeply informed by history and geography. Signed …

After a steep reduction, piracy seems to be on the rise again off the coast of Somalia, with “five or six” incidents occurring in the past two months, according to U.S. military officials. These have included the hijacking of a Comoros-flagged tanker that was later released, as well as the …