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China and Russia: Dialog in the Face of External Challenges

Zhao Huasheng When talking about external challenges for China–Russia relations, we should first clarify what they mean given the current political situation. These challenges can be considered from different perspectives. At the macro-level, the main obstacles to China–Russia relations appear in a wide range of areas. Politically, it …

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Transit Crisis: Formal Mistakes and Informal Consequences

The crisis in Russia-West relations amid hostilities in Ukraine was bound to come to the surface in the Baltic region sooner or later. One of the factors that made it inevitable was transport connectivity between the Kaliningrad Region and the rest of Russia. The EU sanctions imposed on …

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From fighting to farming: Supporting peacebuilding in Mozambique

As Mozambique looks to move on from its violent past, a UN-led programme is supporting efforts to reintegrate former combatants, and give them a chance to lead productive, peaceful lives in their communities. Benjamin* wants peace. A former RENAMO (Mozambican National Resistance) combatant, he dreams of working his …

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Space – the greener frontier – is good for business

The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) was established in 2021 to become the operational arm of the European Union’s space ambitions. That means they manage the commercialisation of applications coming from satellites such as mapping, navigation and science missions. We spoke with Rodrigo da Costa, …

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Geopolitics or “Pegasus Case”: What Stops Dialogue between Madrid and Catalonia

Anton Vilchinskii In 2022 the Spanish coalition government headed by Pedro Sanchez, leader of the socialist party, has faced a host of interconnected challenges on internal and external tracks alike. Home agenda which includes socio-economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and a new round of talks with Catalonia …

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The Colder War: How The Global Energy Trade Slipped From America’s Grasp- Book Review

Sumaya Malik The Colder War: How The Global Energy Trade Slipped From America’s Grasp. Publisher: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New Jersey 2015. Marin Katusa’s brilliant forethought on the geopolitical scenario of the near future in his masterpiece The Colder War is hair-raising in unexpected ways. The book …

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Africa’s Readiness to Protect and Sustainably Develop its Ocean Resources

Kester Kolmegah  The UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) co-organized by Portugal and Kenya from 27 June to 01 July 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal was a landmark ocean event for regrouping decision makers, innovators, private sector actors and stakeholders towards the implementation of the SDG Goal 14 and Aspiration 1.6 …

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