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US military spending will increase for NATO’s east

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NATO/US

The United States has stationed 600 paratroopers in the Baltic countries and will defend their airspace for the duration of the Zapad-2017 exercise in a bid to reassure NATO…

Allies in Europe face uncertainties despite US funds

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US/EUROPE

Russia's conflict in Ukraine along with an overall deterioration in the Western-Russian relationship has forced the United States to rethink its post-Cold War defence strategy for…

New law tightens state control in Kyrgyzstan

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KYRGYZSTAN

The amendments introduce the new legal concept of ‘foreign representative’. The bill was signed into law on April 2 and will apply to all NPOs that receive foreign funding and…

Ukraine’s EU membership will not be fast-tracked

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EU

This is a morale booster for Kyiv, but a lengthy accession procedure, likely vetoes from pro-Russian or Ukrainian-neutral governments, and uncertainty over the war’s course will…

Europe’s Three Seas Initiative will make slow progress

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EUROPE

The war in Ukraine has highlighted 3SI, a project that aims to raise investment in Central-Eastern Europe, as a means to build resilience on the eastern flank of the EU and NATO…

Success of new US nuclear arms focus not certain

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UNITED STATES

The document is the first comprehensive statement by President Donald Trump’s administration on its approach to nuclear strategy, modernisation of the US nuclear arsenal and…

Russian defence spending will fall at a gradual pace

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RUSSIA

The trajectory of Russia's defence budget.

US defence budget will balance Middle East and Asia

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UNITED STATES

Carter has been one of the proponents of the 'pivot' to Asia, commitment to which is often scrutinised in two areas: travel plans of officials and the Pentagon's budget, currently…

Prospects for Eastern EU to end-2023

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PROSPECTS H2 2023

Governments will rely on EU funding to re-energise their countries' economies, compensating for slowing external demand and depressed consumption. The war in Ukraine will…

Global NGO crackdown is set to worsen

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INTERNATIONAL

In the past few years, a flurry of new requirements and restrictions on non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have been passed or are being considered across the world. These…