During these last years, Russia and the West each pursued a policy of ‘mutual weakening’. This is likely to dominate Biden’s presidency and the next decade
Nico Pospecu writes about the relationship between Russia and the West, and explains how while both actors engaged in strategies of mutual weakening, both have also weakened themselves
Europeans must draw lessons from the failure of their approach by learning to handle at the same time cooperation and confrontation
Nicu Popescu is quoted in an article on the EU seeking a strategy to face Russia
If we look at what the Republic of Moldova has achieved in the last 10 years.. we will see that the economy works and is as it is only because the Republic of Moldova has access to EU markets
Nicu Popescu comments on the state of Moldova’s foreign policy and its economic survival
The Russian president has not yet been vaccinated with it, and according to opinion pieces, there is a lot of distrust in Russia about the Russian vaccine
Nicu Popescu on the political dimension on the different covid-19 vaccines
It would be useful for the European Union to start thinking about a package of assistance to its neighbouring countries whereby the EU could co-participate in the acquisition of vaccines.
Nicu Popescu is quoted about the inauguration of Maia Sandu as President of Moldavia
There is the risk that this ambassador, instead of settling certain misunderstandings in the Moldovan-Russian bilateral relationship, he could aggravate certain problems
Nicu Popescu is surprised by the vehement reactions of Moscow’s dignitaries to the statements of the president-elect, Maia Sandu
With the conflict now officially re-frozen, the situation has yielded two clear winners: Russia and Turkey, while the European Union sat on the sidelines, appearing irrelevant
Nicu Popescu analyses Russia’s role in the clashes over Nagorno-Karabakh – and how they are going to impact on the EU’s strategy in its wider neighbourhood