View from Rome: Don’t forget the Adriatic route
Italy looks set to support the deal, but is nervous about a new influx of migrants from Greece
Wider Europe
Turkey’s not so splendid isolation
Despite its confidence in negotiations with the EU, Turkey remains beset on all sides by problems
In search of Russia’s elusive repression strategy
Repressions and human rights abuses in Russia, happen for other, myriad reasons besides Kremlin policy and those reasons will still need to be addressed, no matter who sits in Moscow.
Making sense of Kadyrov’s political posturing
Kadyrov’s positioning of himself as a federal or even international leader, reflects his ambitions to play greater role in the future of Russia
South-eastern Europe’s descent into chaos
Unless both Brussels and Washington renew their political and economic commitment to the region, they may soon find that amid their struggle to resolve the bloodletting in Syria they have lost sight of the growing crisis in south-eastern Europe
Georgia’s “West” fatigue and its electoral implications
While a total of 17 percent is far from being a game changer in national politics, it is a dangerously high number considering the degree of political volatility in Georgia.
Moldova’s divided opposition
The latest clash of Russian and Western geopolitical vectors has given birth to a direct confrontation between the new government of Moldova and its diverse opposition
Ukraine’s frozen political crisis
The traditional method of postponing a problem and freezing a crisis isn’t going to work this time
Bosnia-Herzegovina’s EU Candidacy: Symbolic or Substantive?
For most ordinary Bosnians and Herzegovinians, the announcement, much as its apparent execution, has been a genuine surprise—and not an altogether pleasant one either.
Turkey’s slippery slope to Syria
Faced with the prospect of a Kurdish “statelet” emerging on its border, the chances of Turkey charting its own course in Syria are on the increase