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Defence spending will remain robust in Europe

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EUROPE

However, many countries, including those worst-affected by COVID-19, have committed to maintaining defence spending commitments, suggesting that 2020 will have less of an impact…

Nuclear weapons’ utility will grow for states globally

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INT/US

The world’s nuclear-armed states and their allies have boycotted the talks, whereas over 123 non-nuclear countries are participating. US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki…

Prospects for Europe in the second quarter

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PROSPECTS Q2 2015

Prospects for Europe in the second quarter.

Kosovo will struggle to mend ties with the West

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KOSOVO

In contrast, just days earlier, the Council of Europe (CoE) dropped a vote on Kosovo’s membership of the organisation from its meeting agenda after key states advanced additional…

East Europeans will gain influence on Western security

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EUROPE

She implied that the role should go to someone from Central-Eastern Europe (CEE). Von der Leyen’s message emphasises how far the balance in decision-making on European security…

Trump-Putin meet will likely concern US allies

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RUSSIA/US

US-Russian ties have been strained in recent months, and the meeting could help mend this. Yet the meeting’s context is equally if not more important: what happens at the meeting…

Foreign powers will use media for Balkan influence

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BALKANS

Western media have been present in the Balkans for decades through the likes of the BBC and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). Large media corporations in Russia, China…

Desperation will drive Bosnian Serb leader's choices

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BOSNIA

The proposed Bosnian Serb referendum on the state-level judiciary.

Chechen killings abroad aided or tolerated by Russia

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RUSSIA

Chechnya security services appear to be hiring diaspora members to carry out or assist with attacks. Some assassinations have been credibly traced to Russian as well as Chechen…

Russia will exert multiple pressures on EU states

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RUSSIA/EUROPE

Russian efforts to shape and divide EU opinion.