Search results

EU halts subsidies in Czech conflict-of-interest spat

Location:

CZECH/EU

CZECH/EU: Conflict of interest spat halts payments

Montenegro may squander the EU’s goodwill

Location:

MONTENEGRO

The resolution led to a diplomatic spat with Croatia, threatening to stall Montenegro’s bid to join the EU just days after the bloc had assessed the country’s progress towards…

Montenegro may fail to form a stable government

Location:

MONTENEGRO

PES faces the challenge of forming a stable majority government to end prolonged political instability and restart EU-oriented reforms. Its main rival, long-time former President…

Prospects for US foreign policy in 2019

Location:

PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for US foreign policy in 2019.

Dinar ban will damage EU-led Kosovo-Serbia dialogue

Location:

KOSOVO

A Central Bank regulation reaffirming the euro as sole legal tender has alarmed Kosovo’s Serbs who see it as a direct threat to their existence and is jeopardising already complex…

Fading support for Ukraine will affect EU policymaking

Location:

EU

This suggests a growing disconnect within European society from the realities of the war and a decrease in the perceived threat posed by Russia. This outcome reflects heightened…

Tehran will weigh options to contain plane protests

Location:

IRAN

The authorities’ belated admission of the error, on January 11, sparked new waves of student-led protests across several cities, with outspoken slogans targeting the supreme…

US president begins third year in office, eyeing 2020

Location:

UNITED STATES

Since 2017, Trump has made waves in foreign and domestic policy, not least due to his preparedness seemingly to overturn the status quo on a whim. However, his administration is…

Venezuelan early election call raises a range of risks

Location:

VENEZUELA

On January 23, Venezuela’s National Constituent Assembly (ANC) called for presidential elections to be brought forward to before April 30. The move has exacerbated an already…

Belarus polls show systemic limits to reform

Location:

BELARUS

Belarus's managed elections.