First of all, the good personal chemistry between the two presidents plays its role. Putin and Erdogan are both adepts of speaking frankly, and they present this as an asset in inter-state relations, making it possible to overcome differences and blockages. In fact, each time the different stands they have on Syria, Armenia, NATO, Libya… threatened to reach the …

Snake Island is the only real island in the Black Sea, the subject of Greek tales, and the site of a dispute between Romania and Ukraine for natural resources. The sea and fresh water, land and vegetation, gold and oil are all available there. The massive pier, built in the Soviet Union, is capable of accommodating a rather large vessel. The island’s …

France has had to shake up its ambitious plans for the EU, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A crisis that did not prevent the country from reaching agreements on important issues. This is how to sum up the six months of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which ends today, June 30th. French diplomats must pack …

On June 23, the European Union decided to put Ukraine on the route to EU membership, acting with unusual speed and unanimity to drive the embattled country further away from Russia’s influence and closer to the West. At a summit in Brussels, leaders from the EU’s 27 member states obtained the necessary unanimous agreement to award Ukraine candidate status. This …

While the UN Security Council tried to prevent a war against Ukraine, Russia’s President Putin unapologetically sent his troops. The UN Security Council has no significant influence because of the veto power of individual members. Many are therefore pushing for a reform. The powerlessness of the UN Security Council has again been obvious in the Ukraine crisis. Just as the …

Following the suspension of Russian gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has accused Moscow of blackmail. But she said the EU was prepared for this scenario and would “provide a collective response”. They are in close contact with all EU states and have been working to secure supplies from other countries, she said before …

Sweden and Finland have pursued a policy of neutrality since World War II, refusing to officially join either side in the Cold War, and pursuing foreign and security policies coherent with this posture. After the end of the Cold War, this strict neutrality was already broken, with both countries joining the EU in 1995 and signing various agreements with NATO …

For the past 5 centuries, European countries have virtually taken on the self-granted mandate over the management and development of Africa, shaping the continent with the colonial legacies that still define many of the observable dynamics nowadays. Recent years, however, have seen the rise of new global players who have made it their task to challenge the existing order by …

On Wednesday, in a letter, 40 Republican members of the House and Senate Armed Services committees were pressing President Joe Biden to reverse his previous decision of cutting defense spending below the rate of inflation. [1] It very much seems that the White House will not disappoint the GOP. According to a White House official, the President of the United …

Since Russia’s recognition of the non-government-controlled areas of Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions on 21 February 2022, and subsequent invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, a number of countries, including the United States, Canada, and the European Union, have imposed a slew of new sanctions on Russia. More than 1,000 international companies have either suspended trading in Russia, or …