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Pourquoi la Russie, qui dépense un vingtième de ce que dépensent les États-Unis dans le domaine militaire, est militairement plus performante

Alors qu’aux États-Unis (qui fabriquent et vendent la moitié de toutes les armes de guerre du monde), les fabricants d’armes de guerre sont des sociétés privées qui ne réussissent qu’à enrichir leurs investisseurs, les fabricants d’armes de guerre russes sont majoritairement détenus par le gouvernement et ne réussissent qu’à gagner …

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Moscow’s Leverage in the Balkans

Since September, Kosovo’s fragile stability that has endured since 1999, following intervention by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), has grown progressively precarious. Clashes between ethnic Serbians and Kosovo security forces saw Serbia’s military placed on high alert in November. Several high-profile Serbian officials, including President Aleksandar Vučić, announced that the Serbian military could be deployed to northern …

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NATO, EU and Future Pathways for Europe

The European people suffered a lot in the two world wars, and hence in the post-1945 period it was only to be expected that there would be yearning for avoiding conflict and war within Europe. To the extent that the unity of Europe in the form of the European Union …

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What Bosnia’s EU Candidate Status Really Means

Becoming an official candidate for membership of the European Union is no longer the cause for celebration it once was. Accession talks remain a long way off and membership will be no magic wand for Bosnia’s ills. On December 15, the European Union awarded Bosnia and Herzegovina with candidate status, …

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Illegal Builder in Albania’s capital Linked to Ruling Party

Government’s claim to be leading crackdown on illegal builds hides an important fact – that such violators are often well connected to the ruling Socialist Party. rampant illegal construction, including in Tirana city centre, accusing his critics of being potentially corrupt themselves. “You that blindly raise allegations might have thousands …

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In Defence of the EU Veto

The war and Schengen enlargement have put unanimity voting in the Council of the EU to the test. But the opportunity to veto is an important guarantee of the rule of law, as it prevents the EU from turning into a federal state against the will of its members. Whenever …

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