Russian soft power in action: South Ossetia’s wandering ‘border’
Russian encroachments on the Georgian border show its disorienting and demoralising soft power in action
Commentary
The EU Global Strategy Review: a view towards the neighbourhood
The Western Balkans, Turkey and the Eastern Neighbourhoods should be at the core of the review
Ankara’s risky offensive
Abandoning the Kurdish peace process may prove a high price to pay for Turkish support against Islamic State
Are Central Asian migrants in Russia a recruiting ground for Islamic State?
Hundreds of fighters from the North Caucasus region are tavelling to Syria to join IS
No end in sight for Yemen conflict, despite Aden victory
Ongoing conflict is pushing already poor and underdeveloped Yemen ever close to the brink of collapse
Looking outwards: Expanding Europe’s energy policy
Reconciling the external and internal aspects of the Energy Union is vital for its future
Tsipras’s Failure
Tsipras chose the wrong allies and his negotiation tactics have shattered trust between the parties
Paying the China price: the costs of Chinese investment
The EU should not race to the bottom and match Chinese prices and standards but differentiate and provide quality rather than quantity in finance
One year after MH17: the Kremlin’s responsibility
The accidental firing on the airliner by Russian air-defence missiles are the most conceivable explanation to the downing of MH17
Repairing the legacy of the AKP’s pan-Islamism
Four years after embarking on its quest to become the hegemon of the Middle East, Turkey has ended up virtually friendless in the region