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Old Powers Re-Emergening in the Wider Black Sea: Security and Regionbuilding Strategies in Europe’s Eastern Neighbourhood
 (1 Mb) The Black Sea has lost none of its geopolitical significance over time. Historically, the Black Sea has played an important economic and political role in a wider-region. The realignment of geopolitical and security strategies in Eurasia during the last two decades has led to the “re-discovery” of one of the world’s most significant geostrategic areas. Securing access to new energy deposits from the Caspian has heightened the strategic significance of the Wider Black Sea (WBS) in Western external policy thinking. Unfortunately, since the early 1990s, the region has been bogged down in a belt of protracted conflicts that could potentially threaten both European stability and energy supply, while trans-national crime and other asymmetric security threats are thriving. READ MORE
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Obama in Berlin calls for US-Russia nuclear weapons cuts
US President Barack Obama has called for greater efforts to be made to reduce US and Russian nuclear arsenals.
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Afghans reject Taliban talks moves
Afghan officials have said the removal of the flag and nameplate from the Taliban's Qatar office is not enough.
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North Korea 'willing to restart' nuclear talks
North Korea has expressed willingness to restart long-stalled nuclear talks with international partners, China's foreign ministry has said.
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Yanukovych: EU has no reason to deprive Ukraine of membership prospect
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Police arrest dozens in raids across Turkey after protests
Police raided addresses across Turkey on Tuesday and detained dozens of people after nearly three weeks of anti-government protests, local media reported.
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Putin faces isolation over Syria as G8 ratchets up pressure
Russian President Vladimir Putin faced further isolation on the second day of a G8 summit on Tuesday as world leaders lined up to pressure him into toning down his support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Investors back away from emerging markets on China fears
Emerging markets are suffering a sharp pullback by investors fearful of a shock from China just as confidence in the world economy, and the euro zone in particular, rises, according to a survey of fund managers.
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