by Marc Pierini
Only a few weeks ago, the al-Assad regime seemed in danger of losing the swath of land from Latakia to Damascus to the assaults of the Islamic State of Iraq and the…
By Madalina Sisu Vicari,
(with the collaboration of Roxana Hincu, PhD Candidate, “Al.I. Cuza” University, Romania)
On July 26, 2015, which marked the Naval Day in Russia, Kremlin released the country’s new Maritime Doctrine. Calling the…
by Brad Cabana
January, 2011, the Syrian civil war began. Not as an armed conflict, but rather as small protests that grew into large protests against the national government. Nearly five years later the country…
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 that…
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 is still used for space launches.…
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…
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 Baltic Sea, surrounded by the EU and…
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 agreement with P+5 (the five…
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 new impetus to Russia-China energy cooperation and stirred…
(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…