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The upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai (COP28) will see a new round of battle regarding the call to phase out fossil fuels. Intense debates have taken place in Germany and the European Union (EU) to determine positions in the run-up to the conference. The main point of...
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Qatar's domestic and foreign policy since the 1990s has developed along three main lines: The emirate has expanded its gas production and supplies liquefied gas to as many countries as possible; it assures itself of US military protection by providing bases; and it conducts a "soft power"...
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Economic stagnation and demographic change in Russia are putting intense pressure on the government budget. Tax … revenues have been declining since the late 2000s. Meanwhile, the oil dependency of Russia’s budget has in …
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Russia. Rather, a new chapter of enlargement policy is beginning in the shadow of war. After Turkey and the six Western … Balkan countries, the third enlargement area is formed by Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia in Eastern Europe. Ever since Russia …
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instability and could weaken the country’s security - in particular in light of Russia’s ambitions to expand its influence in the …
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China, Russia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Their engagement has been most evident in the areas of direct … intensifying rivalry between the EU on the one hand and Russia and China on the other, the question therefore arises as to how the …
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long term, improving air and missile defence in Europe could curb Russia's coercive power vis-à-vis NATO and thereby …
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Since February 2022, Ukraine has been defending itself against yet another Russian war of aggression. Now that immediate support - military, diplomatic, financial and humanitarian - for Ukraine has improved, the country’s long-term security needs to be addressed. Looking ahead, security...
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more likely, furthering Turkey’s interests, and potentially limiting Russia’s role in the region. However, the prospect of … a "less Russia, more Turkey" dynamic heightens Tehran’s apprehensions towards Ankara. Particularly concerning for Iran …
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