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February 17, 2020
Svalbard – Worth Keeping an Eye On
In recent months Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago between continental Norway and the North Pole, has attracted more interest than usual....
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February 6, 2020
Belarus. At a Crossroads Again?
On 1 February 2020, President Alexander Lukashenka, President of Belarus for 25+ years and the longest-serving president in Europe, met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Minsk. This occasion...
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February 4, 2020
The Kremlin’s Obsession with Glorifying Falsified History
“The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.” Albert...
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February 2, 2020
The Tartu Peace Treaty and Estonia’s Eastern Border
When Estonia regained independence in August 1991, it was not within the borders in which it was born in February 1920 as a subject of international law under the Tartu Peace Treaty, and in which it...
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January 28, 2020
The Killing of Qasem Soleimani: The Russian View
On the face of it, Russia’s reaction to the United States killing of Qasem Soleimani, Commander of the special-task Quds force of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on 3 January...
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January 28, 2020
The US Is Turning the Screw
A week before Germany, France and the UK warned of Iran breaching the nuclear deal, the US threatened to impose 25% customs tariffs on European cars unless the said countries triggered the dispute...
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January 17, 2020
Climate Change and Migration – What Is Poland Afraid of?
As I used to live in Warsaw some years ago, I recall that some days were called “peak of pollution” and children were advised to stay indoors. The overall awareness over climate change and...
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January 17, 2020
Putin’s Latest Surprise
The Russian president’s annual address to the Federal Assembly is normally the most important official event of the year. This year, President Vladimir Putin upheld that tradition. He also upheld a...
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January 10, 2020
Was Sputnik Eesti a trap?
Sputnik Eesti has ceased activity in Estonia after Estonian law-enforcement threatened to prosecute its staff members under EU sanctions against...
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January 8, 2020
Entering a New Decade, the EU’s Russia Policy Lacks a Common Direction
In 2019, the European Union’s Russia policy was under a lot of pressure. The rapidly changing balance of power in global politics calls for Europe to reconsider its position and act more...
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