The situation is a huge risk for Turkey, there is no doubt. Iran will also stand to lose if the Taliban returns to its old ways and provides a safe haven [ for Islamist extremists].
Media mentions – Wider Europe
Tikhanovskaya’s US visit is perhaps her most important foreign trip yet because of Washington’s power and influence. High-level meetings will send strong signals over the Atlantic
I think Merkel’s politics, given Germany’s role as a super-exporter, went in the direction of separating politics from trade
Amid uncertainty about EU enlargement and the US’s shift to the Indo-Pacific, one of the few axioms when it comes to the Western Balkans revolves around the need for an alternative EU agenda
Those elections could be a signal for other countries facing similar issues in Eastern Europe
It will be a fairly firm demand that the Ukrainian pipeline is kept in operation. And it is likely to be Gazprom’s plan as well, as demand for gas in Europe will go up before it goes down
Many nations with an imperial vocation always want to be part of something bigger, the nation-state is too small for them, like the Portuguese, the French or the Spanish
Montenegro’s external debt was 91.6 per cent of its economic output in 2020, according to a recent study by ECFR
The Münchner Merkur refers to a commentary by Majda Ruge and Vladimir Shopov
It’s a significantly bigger win than anyone expected… It’s a once in a generation opportunity to defeat, and push back against and combat corruption, and that’s what this mandate is for