September, 2022

• 16 September

  What’s next for European energy security? Our experts decipher the State of the European Union Address.

  

  Winter is coming. As the European Union (EU) confronts Russia’s war in Ukraine and spiraling energy prices, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her State of the European Union Address on Wednesday in Strasbourg, France, with a focus on how the bloc needs to respond to the crisis. …

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• 15 September

  Dragon tails: Preserving international cybersecurity research

  

  Notably, these data show less of a gap between the United States and China or the European Union, and greater representation of the European Union overall. Part of this gap originates from the narrower timeframe of the bug-bounty platform data. The datasets gathered by this paper from vendors show, consistently, …

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• 15 September

  Xi Showcases China’s Eurasian Vision With Central Asian Tour, Putin Meeting

  

  Chinese President Xi Jinping will leave China for the first time in more than two years in a trip to Central Asia that aims to boost Chinese leadership in the region and reaffirm Beijing’s partnership with Moscow in a meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The trip marks Xi’s return …

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• 15 September

  France Keen To Push Brussels On Capping Russian Energy Imports

  

  Following EU energy ministers’ negotiations on measures proposed by the Commission to face lowering energy supplies last week, the French government said it is open to taking the matter further by putting a cap on Russian energy imports. On Thursday (8 September), European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed …

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• 15 September

  Looking At The Economic Myth Of The ‘Soft Landing’ – Analysis

  

  According to commentators, countering inflation requires monetary authorities to actively restrain the economy, with “experts” believing that higher interest rates need not cause an economic slump. Instead, they believe that the Fed cab orchestrate a “soft landing.” It is questionable, however. that a soft-landing scenario is possible. Money Printing Creates …

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• 15 September

  Russia post-Putin: What happens if the president suddenly dies?

  

  PM Mishustin would become acting president and elections would be held, but experts say the substance of a post-Putin Russia is tough to predict. In recent months, the health of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been the subject of much speculation, with claims that he has cancer, Parkinson’s, or has …

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• 15 September

  What is behind the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict flare-up?

  

  Dozens of Armenian soldiers have reportedly been killed in renewed border clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Dozens of Armenian soldiers have reportedly been killed in renewed border clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan, in the worst fighting seen since the hostile enemies were embroiled in a 2020 war over the disputed …

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• 15 September

  Questions loom over Ukraine’s counteroffensive in Kharkiv

  

  Ukraine has managed to turn the tide of war, at least for now. What may happen next? The speed of the Ukrainian military’s counteroffensive in the eastern Kharkiv region is nothing short of breakneck. Three dozen towns and villages have been liberated from the Russian forces who fled eastwards and …

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• 15 September

  Iran and Russia: The New Alliance

  

  Significantly, Russia and Iran’s cooperation extends to the military and space fields, with Russia recently helping Iran to launch a new satellite into space. Iran’s Khayyam satellite “will greatly enhance Tehran’s ability to spy on military targets across the Middle East… [and give] Tehran “unprecedented capabilities, including near-continuous monitoring of …

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• 15 September

  Imposing A Price Cap On Russian Oil Is An Ineffective Way To Force Russia Into Peace – Analysis

  

  Linear simplistic logic is an excellent way to quickly satisfy the political demands of the electorate. The Western public’s demand for restrictions on the Russian Federation’s ability to continue its policy and the corresponding active measures are satisfied by Western political elites in the spirit of the leftist-populist agenda that …

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