Showing 1 - 10 of 75
Russia’s war against Ukraine seems to have no immediate end in sight, the strategic competition between China and the US continues, and the expanding military cooperation between China and Russia increases the challenges facing the international community. In this context, the Arctic seems to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014526761
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003591394
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000932041
Russia wants to realise a high degree of self-regulated stability in the Arctic. Moscow considers this necessary for overcoming the many problems and obstacles to development that are linked to its ambitious plans as well as the consequences of climate change. The regression of sea ice is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013201671
Although electricity grids shape and define both political and economic spaces, the geopolitical significance of electricity remains underestimated. In political communities and beyond, such grids establish new channels for projecting geopolitical influence and new spheres of influence. In the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013201674
Turkey's neo-Eurasianist ideologues describe themselves as “Kemalist Eurasianists”. They argue that “Eurasianism calls for a cultural, military, political and commercial alliance with Turkey’s eastern neighbors, notably Russia, Iran, the Turkic countries of Central Asia, and even...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013201675
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 in­creased significantly. This became patently clear when the oil price...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012035122
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has fundamentally changed the terms of Russia-China economic relations. Economic cooperation with China has become vital for the Russian economy. Trade turnover between Russia and China has increased significantly since February 2022. However, Chinese...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014534152
Russia's fullscale invasion of Ukraine since 24 February 2022 has not shaken France's security policy as fundamentally as it has Germany's. France sees its previous goals confirmed, particularly in terms of strengthening Europe's strategic sovereignty. Nevertheless, it has been adapting in many...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014540202
Seit in Iran im September 2022 landesweite Proteste ausgebrochen sind, steht die deutsche Iranpolitik auf dem Prüfstand … darüber, wie deutsche Politik die iranische Bevölkerung unterstützen und zugleich die sicherheitspolitischen Herausforderungen … militärischen Kooperation mit Russland. Die veränderten Bedingungen im Land und die wachsende Gefährdung europäischer Sicherheit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014225716