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This section delves into international diplomacy, strategic alliances, and regional cooperation. It covers the Three Seas Initiative, EU expansion, NATO policies, China-CEE relations, conflicts, and broader international shifts that define power dynamics, trade routes, and security concerns in an interconnected global landscape.

Eastern Europe, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Trade
The future of Romania in Europe, its relations with Moldova and the continental chessboard with Russia Short Analysis

The future of Romania in Europe, its relations with Moldova and the continental chessboard with Russia

Despite being endowed with natural resources, including hydrocarbons, precious minerals, and fertile land, it is nevertheless the second-poorest country in the European Union. The bad luck Romania had came from a variety of sources. Even earlier in its history, the country was encircled by powerful, expansionist countries. In the last…
Henrique Horta
2022-11-14
economy, lithuania, latvia, estonia, baltics, imports, exports, baltics, china, international relations,
How China got into Baltics in less than one decade, and may get out even faster Short Analysis

How China got into Baltics in less than one decade, and may get out even faster

by Piotr Nowak, University of Warsaw Introduction Since its inception in 2012, China’s "17 + 1" cooperation platform — an initiative aimed at deepening Beijing’s economic and cultural ties with 17 countries in Central and Eastern Europe — has sparked considerable speculation about China’s motivations and raised concerns about the format’s tangible deliverables. Beijing’s…
Guest Author
2021-11-01
belarus, borders, lithuania, poland, illegals
The new weapon of autocrats – Weaponized migration in the hybrid wars Analysis & ResearchShort Analysis

The new weapon of autocrats – Weaponized migration in the hybrid wars

An article by Henrique Horta, Eastern Europe specialist.  NATO defines a hybrid threat as one “that combines conventional, irregular and asymmetric activities in time and space.” Hybrid threats do not invoke a particular sequence of events. They are coordinated activities that target the weakest systemic points of democratic states and…
Henrique Horta
2021-10-10
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