Regional and Global Security – Page 6

July 23, 2019

When the world witnesses the expansion of Russian influence in various areas, the Russian government is looking for a support point in Libya, which has led it to support Haftar’s forces and to sponsor a new round of Libyan negotiations. The Security Council delayed the adoption of a British resolution condemning the attack on Tripoli […]

July 22, 2019

The new President of EU Comission is German and female. The behind-the-scenes coup by President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Angela Merkel to unblock the EU’s seat-sharing negotiations has been masterful: The election of Ursula von der Leyen as the new Commission President is historic.

July 9, 2019

The situation in Libya continues to deteriorate after all belligerent sides have entered a spiral of violence in the capital of Tripoli and its surroundings. This makes it increasingly difficult to explain the real situation and objectives in the conflict area, based on the multitude of narratives and analyzes, considering also the regional alliances that […]

June 2, 2019

Since the results of the EU parliamentary elections were announced on Sunday night, the discussion about what they mean in terms of Brexit has been hotly contested. One third of votes were cast for parties that support no deal, but there are a couple of reasons why we should be cautious about reading too much […]

June 1, 2019

The paramount question at this stage is not what the United States will do in the nuclear domain but how it will act on Irans regional violations of the spirit of the agreement. The 13 October statement describes Irans steady expansion of proxy forces and terrorist networks … in hopes of dominating the greater Middle […]

May 27, 2019

The total 751 members of Parliament represent the 500 million citizens of the European Union, although that number will be reduced to 705 once the UK exits the EU. While it is a known fact that Britains exit destabilizes the Union, many of its Eurosceptic representatives will no longer have a voice in Parliament — […]

May 26, 2019

According to Ioan Bucuras, the former Secretary General of the Young European Federalists, currently a Member of the Presidium and a Senior EU Affairs Manager at the media network for Europe – EURACTIV, we have witnessed the most colourful and content-driven EU elections campaign in Romania since it joined the bloc in 2007. The civil […]

May 20, 2019

Deepening integration of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) has become a cornerstone of the debate regarding the future of the European project. Launched in 1992, the EMU refers to the policies that are put in place — at an economic and fiscal level — to drive convergence of EU Member States in three stages, […]

April 25, 2019

This is one of the lessons that Western policymakers can learn from Poroshenko’s crushing defeat. According to Nicolai N. Petro, Professor of Peace Studies and Nonviolence at the University of Rhode Island, Petro Poroshenko lost the Ukrainian presidential elections by a larger margin than any candidate in the history of Ukraine. He won in only […]

April 1, 2019

The euro is the form of money for the 19 member countries of the eurozone. It’s the second most widely used currency in forex trading after the U.S. dollar. It’s also the second most widely held foreign exchange reserve used by central banks. As of the third quarter 2018, foreign governments held $2.2 trillion compared […]