The Exporters of Chaos
Nowadays, no one can be surprised that exports are a critical factor in the economic growth of any state and,
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Analyses & Alternatives
Ever-greater failure: EU energy policy – Part 3
Image: newsland.com Russia: change from within? Reasons to be sceptical Can some hope for change be found in Russian internal
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Euractiv: Ilian Vassilev: EU must force Gazprom to supply gas to Russia-Ukraine border
Photo: [Dnevnik/Georgi Kozhuharov] Original text: https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/interview/analyst-eu-must-force-gazprom-to-supply-gas-to-russia-ukraine-border/ In an exclusive interview, Ilian Vassilev, a former Bulgarian ambassador to Russia who became
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Partial recall: Putin over-escalates
Brinkmanship on the Polish and Ukrainian borders – and playing the “Belarus card” with gas and refugees – seem to
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Absent friends
Russia is waging a gas war on the EU. But Europe’s friend the United States is nowhere to be seen.
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Vladimir and the Plot Device That Failed
International showman Vladimir Putin was counting on a spectacular finale to the gas drama he has staged, with Russia delivering
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Ever-greater failure: EU energy policy – Part 2
Deepening the gloom We take a closer look at the topics of methane emissions, environmental double standards, Extinction Rebellion and
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Ever-greater failure: EU energy policy – Part 1
Photo: Anti-fracking and Keystone XL pipeline activists demonstrate in lower Manhattan on September 21, 2013 in New York City /
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Some talk of Alexander…
Image: newsland.com Vladimir Putin’s on a high, celebrating victory by opening Nord Stream-2 on Alexander Nevsky day. Meanwhile, his best
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Nord Stream-2: the end-game
MIKE KEMP/GETTY IMAGES The long geopolitical game around the Nord Stream-2 pipeline is approaching its end. Gazprom’s blackmailing strategy is
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