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Prospects for Central-Eastern Europe in 2016

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PROSPECTS 2016

Prospects for Central-Eastern Europe in 2016.

Russian A2/AD systems will undermine NATO credibility

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NATO

The emergence of Russian A2/AD zones in the High North, the Baltic Sea, the eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea impacts NATO's ability to operate in key regions of interest to…

New commands will support NATO's European focus

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INTERNATIONAL

Changes to NATO's command structure.

Eastern EU views on migrants will not change soon

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EU-11

A rift has opened between the eleven former communist EU member states (EU-11), and such older members as Germany and Sweden, over attitudes towards immigrants and refugees, who…

Eastern EU members hedge bets after Brexit vote

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EU

Reactions to Brexit among eastern EU member states.

Russia's Baltic Sea build-up will challenge NATO

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RUSSIA/NATO

The Baltic Sea and its airspace brings NATO and Russian forces into direct contact, and frictions have increased since 2014, with a series of dangerously close encounters between…

Poland, Czechia and Hungary may join euro, but not yet

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EASTERN EUROPE

The Denkov administration that took office in June has set adopting the euro as a top priority, and blames the previous interim government for Bulgaria’s unpreparedness to join…

Eastern EU may target those vulnerable to inflation

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EU

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine cut the supply of major staples to the Baltic states and the Visegrad Four (V4: Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia). Local factors, such as import…

Poor governance, weak institutions will dog eastern EU

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EU

Instability in eastern EU.

EU drought response may focus on short-term fixes

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EU

The resulting drought in many parts of the continent and its impact on agriculture have highlighted the threat posed by climate change to future food production. It has also…