Tag "Russia"
The Russian National Guard: Putin’s bodyguards or a modern security force?
Rather than a tool of political oppression, the National Guard could be a reform to assist Russian security institutions in response to new challenges.
NATO steps up pressure along Russia borders
NATO recent exercises in Moldova and Georgia are part of a wider strategy aimed at increasing military pressure on Moscow in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus.
Nagorno-Karabakh: New threats, old solutions
Azerbaijani authorities may try to exploit the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to improve the country’s domestic and international situation.
Swedish NATO membership may jeopardize Arctic opportunities
An increased Russian military activity in the Baltic Sea is fueling a debate about Swedish NATO membership. However, if this occurred, potential Russo-Swedish cooperation and investment in the Arctic would be negatively impacted.
Why is Central Asia dumping Russia for China?
Central Asia has long been stuck between a rock and hard place in terms of its geopolitical environment. A faltering Russia is leaving China the only game in town, and Central Asia is hitching its wagon to Beijing.
Weekly Risk Outlook
G7 meets. EU-Greece debt negotiations continue. ASEAN defense ministers talk China. Democrats search for unity.
US LNG could let Eastern Europe diversify its energy supply
Central and Eastern Europe are looking for ways to diversify their energy supply. LNG supplied via Croatia provides a promising opportunity.
Eurovision 2016: A window into current EU tensions
The issues surrounding this year’s Eurovision song contest, won by Ukraine, highlight a growing European tendency of politicising the public sphere.
Weekly Risk Outlook
Syrian Support Group meets. Argentina reenters bond markets. Russia-Iran trade deals loom. Global metals conferences on the horizon. G7 convenes in Japan.
The end of OPEC as we know it?
U.S shale, the global oil glut, and Riyadh’s move to diversify away from oil, all sound the death knell for OPEC as we know it.
