The Erdogan-Putin Show Continues
Behind the scenes maneuvering So, last week’s meeting in Sochi has come and gone, and the general impression among pundits
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Author: Ilian Vassilev
Brussels-bound?
Ilian Vassilev North Macedonia’s post-Yugoslav march towards the EU The self-determination of the North Macedonian elite and the question of
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Russia blocks the Black Sea — NATO has no response. Yet.
Russia has threatened to treat all vessels on the Black Sea bound for Ukrainian ports as potential carriers of military
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Putin’s Nuclear Threat Assessment
“Russia has completed preparations for blowing up the Zaporizhzhia NPP. The plan of the terrorist attack has already been approved
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Four men in a Hub
Messrs Putin, Erdogan, Radev, and Orban – the leaders of Russia, Turkey, Bulgaria and Hungary respectively – seem set to
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The Solidarity Ring project: Part 2
Should the US and EU allow this hybrid operation to enable Gazprom sales, billions of dollars will continue to fuel the Kremlin war machine.
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The Solidarity Ring project: Part 1
Turk Stream upgraded: Same people, same goals This week’s gathering of the region’s energy notables in Sofia will advertise and
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Bulgarian elections: Forward to the past?
The results of last weekend’s parliamentary elections in Bulgaria show, on the surface, a pretty clear verdict. Faced with a
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A new Comintern – and a new Vasil Kolarov?
Russia has unveiled a new weapon to be used in its propaganda and hybrid warfare efforts: the International Russophile Movement.
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The world after Ukraine—Part 2: Winners, the Loser-in-Chief, and winning the peace
Ukraine is on the way to winning the war. But it must bear in mind constantly that it needs also to win the peace. That means securing the earliest possible transition of power in the Kremlin, as the best guarantee of long-term peace and security on Ukraine’s eastern borders.
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