New European Commission Members
 (681 Kb) Following approval by the European Parliament, the European Council today appointed the new European Commission for the period from 10 February 2010 to 31 October 2014. The Council also appointed Mr.Günther Oettinger to replace Mr.Andris Piebalgs as the Energy Commissioner. Please, see the full list of the new Commission Members.
EU and Russia: an Eastern Partnership Muddling on?
(1 Mb) Moscow’s attitude towards the EU fluctuates. There are deep-seated doubts that the EU is attempting to undermine Russia’s geopolitical positions in its traditional sphere of interest. Alexander Sergunin examines Russian concerns.
Russia’s Middle East Policy
Gas Forum 2010
(562 Kb) Power industry, and especially sources of energy, are a key element ensuring economic development. As far as this sphere is concerned, Europe’s future will depend greatly on gas, and its crucial part will be the Central Europe.
Russian Relations to the Gulf Region in a Changing Geopolitical Environment
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Scholars of most academic disciplines across the social sciences have a fondness for comparing different regions in order to evaluate :
5th Forum Europe Ukraine
(386 Kb) "Dr Marat Terterov, EGF Director, will exchange views on Black Sea Geopolitics with Russian State Duma Deputies and other Experts at the Annual Forum Europe-Ukraine, in Kiev on”:
Uzbekistan foreign policy briefing
Key issues: 1. Human rights.
GEORGIA AND THE SYSTEMIC IMPACT OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
(139 Kb) This paper analyses the potential effects that the systemic developments stemming from the global financial crisis and the August war are likely to have in Georgia, within a context of hegemonic stability theoretical fundamentals. According to this perspective, both events have undermined the role of the US as the sole world hegemon. As a result, the Western strategic priorities toward the Caucasus are likely to shift, to the detriment of the special relationship between the Saakashvili administration and the US. To demonstrate this, the analysis will focus on the case study provided by energy- and transit-related Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), as the Georgian political and economic dependence on a geopolitical rent is strongly connected to them and is likely to disappear in the aftermath of the recent events.
Political Risk and Threat Advisory Briefing: Putting Putin’s Russia Strategy into Perspective
In the spring of 2009 Russia remains in the midst of deep recession, as the country seeks to pull itself out of the biggest economic crisis faced since 1998. The political challenge this poses to the current Russian government of Prime Minister and former-President, Vladimir Putin, is substantial...
Ukraine foreign policy briefing
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