COVID-19: Economic Impact Round-up (02-06-2020)
Recounting the latest production stoppages due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Revisiting the Ukraine-Russia-EU Triangular Dynamics
Assessing the wider issues that must be resolved if peace is to return to Ukraine.
Will a Hydrocarbon Discovery in the Eastern Mediterranean Bring Peace to Cyprus?
A significant new energy discovery could give new impetus to resolving an old dispute.
Romania 101: Lessons from a Century of Struggles and Success
In the words of Romanian poet Mihai Eminsecu: “The light is on for those who see, not for the blind ones.”
From Democracy to Dictatorship in Modern Europe
Unless Brussels suspends budgetary support for President Dodon and speaks up for the foreign businesses which prop up Europe’s poorest country, the Eastern Partnership Program must bear full responsibility for the dictator which the EU28 and its allies enabled in Moldova.
Spain Elections: New Poll, Same Deadlocked Politics?
Spain’s fourth general election in five years is unlikely to break the country’s political deadlock.
EU Parliament and the Impact of Civil Society on Trade Negotiations
Do internal constraints like the EP and an activist civil society help or hinder the EU Commission in its trade negotiations?
Moldova-European Union Relations: Has the Eastern Partnership helped Moldovans?
After a rocky start, the Eastern Partnership between the EU and Moldova is bearing fruit.
Turkey’s Assertiveness in and around Cyprus: South China Sea Redux?
Opposition to Turkey’s geopolitical power play in the Eastern Mediterranean is mounting, but there’s no sign that Ankara will be backing down anytime soon.