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Central-Eastern Europe will compete for US favour

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EUROPE/US

Trump’s effect on US-European relations.

NATO Strategic Concept underlines China concerns

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CHINA

This text declares that China’s "stated ambitions and coercive policies challenge our interests, security and values", and that China "strives to subvert the rules-based…

Russia will increase covert Baltic interference

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RUSSIA/BALTICS

In line with such concerns, Estonia held a large military exercise, Hedgehog, on May 4-15, involving 13,000 troops. On May 6, Lithuania launched Lightning Strike, a military…

Biden's foreign policy goals face pressure at home

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UNITED STATES

Zelensky failed to convince Congress to unlock USD61bn of stalled assistance to Ukraine. As the presidential election looms, President Joe Biden will need to draw on significant…

Russia will factor in 'usual' responses to UK spy case

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RUSSIA/UK

The government is under pressure to attribute the attack to Russia but has so far insisted on gathering full evidence before doing so and setting out retaliatory steps. The attack…

Ukrainian public will expect war to end in victory

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UKRAINE

The Russian invasion has changed the lives of millions of Ukrainians, forcing many to seek refuge abroad or move to a safer place within the country. However, the war has pushed…

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…

Prospects for US foreign policy to end-2017

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PROSPECTS H2 2017

Prospects for US foreign policy to end-2017.

United Kingdom will contribute to Balkan security

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BALKANS/UK

The deployment raises the number of UK troops within NATO’s KFOR mission to 600. The move comes in response to escalating violence in Kosovo. Despite Brexit, the United Kingdom…

Turkey-US relationship will become more transactional

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TURKEY/US

The Turkish government's crackdown on internal dissent, and its opposition to Kurdish groups at home and abroad have placed its NATO ally, the United States, in an awkward…