Eurasia

Hay muchos discursos rimbombantes sobre el futuro unido de la UE y la homogeneización de las políticas de los diferentes países para converger en un proyecto común. La realidad, sin embargo, es muy diferente. Estos días, en plena discusión medioambiental en la cumbre de Glasgow, se aprecia como las apuestas …

Orban hasn’t given up on his plans for an all-encompassing far-right grouping in the European Parliament, though obstacles remain. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki and leader of Italy’s Lega party Matteo Salvini held a videoconference on Wednesday to reinvigorate plans for creating a new alliance …

Morawiecki ran up against a European ‘wall of resistance’ of infuriated MEPs, who accused him of lying and attempting to dismantle the very structure of the EU. To BIRN, they also laid out their fears for the future. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki came to office promising to be an …

Back when the Soviet Union fell apart, there was much talk of a peace dividend — a big reduction in the United States government’s spending on militarism. The peace dividend did not arrive. Instead, the US government proceeded to spend big on the military and engage in a series of …

The question of Scottish independence was supposed to have been resolved by the 2014 referendum for at least “a generation.” However, the issue was reactivated by the Brexit vote of 2016, in which two-thirds of Scots voted to remain in the EU. The Scottish National Party has been making the …

Statements and actions indicate that Armenia and Turkey are interested in improving relations – possibly even opening their shared border, which would be a game-changer for the South Caucasus. However, Azerbaijan’s role in Turkey’s decision-making process regarding Armenia, along with outside players’ desire to protect their own interests in the …

Observations indicate that instances of vigilante groups taking the law into their own hands for various reasons connected with inter-faith matters, are on the increase. At the same time, terrorism is a subject of daily reportage. Both these matters affect everybody directly or indirectly, and bear discussion. ‘V’ for Vigilantism …

Was der Rücktritt eines Politikers im kleinen Nordmazedonien über die EU als Ganzes erzählt. Politische Rücktritte sind in Österreich derzeit Mangelware, aber mancherorts gibt es sie noch. Zum Beispiel in Nordmazedonien, ein Land, das in etwa so viele Einwohner und Einwohnerinnen hat, wie Wien. Dort ist vor wenigen Tagen der …

Dziwi tępy upór władz, które wzbraniają się przed przyjęciem wsparcia Frontexu czy państw unijnych. Przecież w interesie Polski jest to, by odpowiedzialność za to, co się dzieje na granicy, spadała nie tylko na nas, ale rozłożyła się na całą społeczność europejską. Niezależnie od tego, co planuje reżim Aleksandra Łukaszenki i …

Washington shouldn’t be surprised, after years of building and leading security bulwarks against both countries. In October, Russia and China conducted a week-long joint naval patrol — their first such exercise in the Western Pacific. Five Russian and five Chinese warships sailed through the international waters of the Tsugaru Strait, …