The Resilience of Brexit as an Idea: Think of Football Fans and It All...
Objectively, Brexit has, so far, been an unmitigated disaster. Extra paperwork has caused endless problems, especially for small and medium sized enterprises. The service...
Love-Hate: Russian Politics Is Completely Dependent on the US
Most researchers at Western think tanks that are studying Russian "active measures” have to admit that along with the brutal (and often failed) actions...
The Pros and Cons of Introducing EU Digital Covid Certificates
The European Union recently took an important step in the direction of opening up travel within the bloc. EU Parliament and Council reached a...
Prosecuting British Veterans of the Troubles Risks Opening Pandora’s Box
Over the past few months there has been much attention paid by the media and the public to the internal divisions that are ravaging...
Germany’s Russia Dilemma
From Germany’s unification through to the end of the second world war, the “German Question” referred to the recurring potential Germany had to threaten...
Why France Should Be Replaced as a Minsk Group Mediator
The Minsk Group was created in its current format in 1992 to find a peaceful settlement to the Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan....
Petrov, Boshirov and Ricin: What Is Behind the Russian-Czech Spy Scandals?
The diplomatic-espionage scandal between Russia and the Czech Republic is gaining momentum. Last week, the new head of the Czech Foreign Ministry, Jakub Kulhánek,...
What’s at Stake in the UK’s Upcoming Elections?
The UK’s upcoming local and devolved elections on May 6th will be the most consequential in decades, despite not involving any change to the...
Shaping the Region: The New Geopolitical Realities in the South Caucasus Following the Karabakh...
The consequences of the Second Karabakh War are already shaping the South Caucasus region. Azerbaijan combined its carefully executed military strategy with well formulated...