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Who Is Funding Russia’s War in the 2027 Budget?
For every ruble allocated to social policy, health, and education in 2027, double that amount is earmarked for the army, the police, and the security services.
Europe · Defense
For every ruble allocated to social policy, health, and education in 2027, double that amount is earmarked for the army, the police, and the security services.
Europe · Defense
Factional struggles around the US president have left Europe at the mercy of competing foreign policy agendas. But European disunity only undermines European interests
Europe · West & Central Asia · North America · Defense · Oil & energy · Global politics
To reduce its dependency on Russia, Armenia is diversifying its foreign policy. Until peace with Azerbaijan is secured, Europeans need to provide Yerevan with extra support
Europe · West & Central Asia · Oil & energy · Global politics
New research shows Russians see little prospect of influencing the war in Ukraine, but expect relations with Europe to improve in the future.
Europe · Global politics
The European Commissioner for Trade is headed to China. But after President Xi’s bridge-building visit to Washington, can a more isolated EU overcome Beijing’s stranglehold on critical raw materials? Who will blink first?
Europe · East Asia · Global politics
A faraway counterinsurgency fight. Trying terrain. Elusive intelligence. Self-deceiving higher headquarters. And those caught in the middle of it all. These are the ingredients of what one venerable critic called […]
Europe · Defense
Some of Europe’s biggest defense spenders — and U.S. allies — were not invited to a Pentagon-led meeting to discuss the alliance.
Europe · North America · Defense · Global politics
Cargo traffic through Russia’s Northern Sea Route has increased because of the disruption caused by the conflict in the Middle East, the Ukraine war, and U.S.-China tensions.
Europe · West & Central Asia · East Asia · Global politics
An analysis of traffic accident data suggests that Ukrainian drone attacks caused a material but not disastrous fall in Russian gasoline consumption over the summer.
Europe · Defense · Oil & energy
The domestic impacts of how long it is taking to end the war in Ukraine have pushed the French electorate to the political extremes and compromised the country’s diplomatic capacity.
Europe · Defense · Oil & energy · Global politics
On Sunday, five British nationals from London were arrested for their involvement in an alleged plot against the Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford Base located on the border between Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. The suspects were spotted in hoods and masks operating three white vans — at least one falsely branded with a British fuel company […] The post A Potential Terrorist Plot Against a British Airbase Shows the Continued Threat of Hybrid Warfare appeared first on The Soufan Center .
Europe · West & Central Asia · North America · Defense · Cybersecurity
Sergei Kiriyenko used Russia’s parliamentary vote to further hone his strategy of corporate mobilization that is designed to maximize votes for United Russia.
Europe · Global politics
As European leaders hobnob with their counterparts at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, they must think carefully about how to navigate a fast-changing multilateral landscape. The old world belonged to rule-makers and institution-builders, but the current one favours those who can improvise
Europe · West & Central Asia · East Asia · North America · Global politics
The Plaza Accord was not an externally imposed punishment of Japan but part of a broader restructuring that Japanese economists and policymakers themselves recognized was necessary. Its effects were undermined, however, when Tokyo responded to the resulting slowdown with policies that exacerbated investment, credit expansion, and the very imbalances the adjustment was intended to resolve.
Europe · East Asia · North America
Trump has promised Belarus a massive potash deal. But Minsk is seeking something greater: restored Western transit and greater room for maneuver from Russia.
Europe · North America · Oil & energy · Global politics
Europe · Africa · Asia · Oil & energy
The Polish foreign minister announced the effort Thursday, despite a previous Trump administration threat to pull troops from the country.
Europe · North America · Defense · Global politics
The 2026 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development will launch a Youth Advisory Board to expand youth participation in the event.
Europe · Global politics
Britain is the custodian of a global order that no longer exists. Its international approach should now centre innovative cooperation and building strong coalitions with like-minded partners
Europe · North America · Global politics
Before the next wave of EU enlargement takes place, the union needs to grapple with thorny questions of how power is distributed among its members.
Europe · North America · Global politics
