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China’s role in the Western Balkans – Trojan horse for the European Union or new challenge for the Washington administration?

Where are the first Beijing’s steps? It all has started with Chinese infrastructure loans, presented in the Western Balkans as investments of the People’s Republic of China. Then they went a step further, investing in important plants in the Western Balkans, not only important for economic development, but also for the energy sustainability of countries, […]
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What does President Putin want?

President Putin has made it clear that he wants immediate talks to secure clear legal agreements that Nato will not expand eastwards. He has further alleged that Russian-speaking people in Ukraine continue to face prejudices and are not safe. Moscow is looking to prevent Ukraine joining NATO or the EU, not in the near future, […]
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UAE Foreign Policy Diversification

The United Arab Emirates ordered 80 Rafale fighter jets and 12 military helicopters last week, deepening economic and political ties with France through an arms contract worth 17 billion euros ($19.20 billion). The arms sale came during a visit by President Emmanuel Macron to Dubai, according to a statement by the Elysee cited by state-run […]
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Russia deploys new weaponry in a joint drill with Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

In military drills that ended on Tuesday roughly 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border, soldiers from Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan employed new Russian weaponry, flamethrowers, and surface-to-air missile launchers. As Taliban terrorists overran parts of Afghanistan’s northern provinces directly next to Central Asia, Moscow and its Central Asian ex-Soviet allies launched two separate […]
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