Is Lebanon going to fall? Vocal Europe 16/09/2015 Beyond Europe By Isabelle Panasi The Lebanese are in the streets. These people, facing very hard times, claim social and economical changes. However, what they really want is the resignation of the government, where the p... Be More Curious...
Unless ISIL is gone, migration to Europe won’t stop Vocal Europe 08/09/2015 Beyond Europe photo source: ibtimes by Christos Mouzeviris A few days ago, a drowned child’s picture on the coast of Turkey, became the tragic poster of the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis. The three year old Aylan Kurdi’... Be More Curious...
Takes Two to Tango: Putin and Assad’s Dangerous Alliance Vocal Europe 07/09/2015 Russia by Erielle Delzer Following Russia’s rotation into the monthly presidency position at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on September 1st, where Russia’s main stated goal is to counter international terrorism, President Vladimir Putin has announced th... Be More Curious...
Russia’s military presence in Kazakhstan; old Soviet legacy or way to secure more influence? Vocal Europe 24/08/2015 Russia photo source: huffingtonpost by Mia Tarp Hansen There are quite a few ongoing Russian military related activities in Kazakhstan. This includes several bases, as well as the famous cosmodrome Baikonur, which... Be More Curious...
Aggregating Western interests for the Nord Stream 2- a successful tactic? Madalina Sisu Vicari 17/08/2015 Russia photo source: gazprom by Madalina Sisu Vicari The announcement made on August 12 by Rainer Seele, the new CEO of Austria’s oil and gas group OMV, that his company would cooperate with Gazprom on the Nord St... Be More Curious...
Israel: Threats and Opportunities in Syria Vocal Europe 03/08/2015 Israel DISCLAIMER: all opinions in this column reflect view of the autor(s), not of Vocal Europe by Thomas Baron The idea that President Assad will step down from power and a secular, peaceful, and democratic coalition government will take his place has long sinc... Be More Curious...
Picturing the Evil – Europe’s unwanted Misconception of Russia Vocal Europe 30/07/2015 Russia photo source: telegraph by O. Krumme-Garcia Last Sunday, Russia celebrated its National Navy Day and President Vladimir Putin attended the fleet show in the Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia’s exclave at the Balti... Be More Curious...
Russia, Iran and the Gas Stake: Friends or Foes? Madalina Sisu Vicari 25/07/2015 Iran, Russia DISCLAIMER: all opinions in this column reflect view of the autor(s), not of Vocal Europe by Madalina Sisu Vicari & Azime Telli ( PhD, Lecturer at Ondokuz Mayis University, Turkey) Iran's agre... Be More Curious...
Turkish Stream: Greek Lifeline or Russian Trojan Horse? Vocal Europe 16/07/2015 Turkey photo source: tenva by Eren Alp The term “Grexit”, Greece’s catastrophic exit from the Euro-Zone as a result of its financial woes, is all everyone is talking about. The worst case scenario which sees Greece returning to its old currency, the drachma, s... Be More Curious...
The eastwards shift: Russia’s energy cooperation with China Madalina Sisu Vicari 13/07/2015 Russia photo source: thebricspost by Madalina Sisu Vicari The need for an increased presence in Asia’s energy markets The gas agreement between Russia and China concluded in 2014, has been given a n... Be More Curious...
Turkey’s Construction Bubble; end of Erdogan’s Dream? Vocal Europe 27/05/2015 Turkey (Photo taken from businessht.com.tr) by Eren Alp With only a few days to go before Turkey’s pivotal parliamentary elections, the main opposition party, the CHP, announced on the 21st of May its plans to ... Be More Curious...
Putin’s Euro-Asian Union between the EU and China Madalina Sisu Vicari 13/05/2015 Russia (Photo taken from yahoo.com) by Madalina Sisu Vicari The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) stemmed from a series of initiatives which aimed at integrate the countries of the former Soviet Union into a regional regime while maintaining Russia’s traditional in... Be More Curious...
Nuclear deal to lead Iran interfering in internal affairs of its neighbors? Vocal Europe 10/05/2015 Iran DISCLAIMER: all opinions in this column reflect view of the autor(s), not of Vocal Europe by Naveed Ahmad Tehran seems in festive mood over the likely nuclear deal. US Secretary of State John Kerry and hi... Be More Curious...
ISIS: Iran’s Trojan Horse? Vocal Europe 01/05/2015 Iran DISCLAIMER: all opinions in this column reflect view of the autor(s), not of Vocal Europe by M. Behzad Fatmi / @BehzadFatmi Islamic State to Iran is what Al Qaeda has been to America. The analogy might no... Be More Curious...
Europe: in desperate need for the Eastern Shield? Vocal Europe 29/04/2015 Beyond Europe (Photo taken from debatingeurope.eu) by Roman Rukomeda The European and global security has failed after Russia has started the hybrid and then open war against Ukraine in 2014. Now Europe is living in new security reality no matter European ca... Be More Curious...
Russia: short of breath for Turkish Stream? Vocal Europe 26/04/2015 Russia (Photo taken from timesofisrael.com) by Piotr Stepinski & Wojciech Jakóbik (BiznesAlert.pl Editor in Chief. Energy analyst at Jagiellonian Institute) In December 2014 Russia cancelled South Stream pi... Be More Curious...
Greece’s Russian affair: a divorce with Europe? Vocal Europe 24/04/2015 Russia (Photo taken from Capitalotc) by Christos Mouzeviris On the 8th of April, Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited the Russian capital Moscow, to hold talks with Vladimir Putin. As expected... Be More Curious...
