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…
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…
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 source: computing.co.uk
by Igor Merheim-Eyre
Writing a debut article is never easy, especially when one has to contend with finding an introductory theme for his/her piece. This article is a testament to this, not least in…
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 not resonate well…
(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…
(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, his visit stirred controversy throughout Europe; Greece’s…