Serbia was recently given the green light to begin talks on a unified trade regime with members of the Eurasian Union. Unsurprisingly, the European Union was not pleased with its candidate's potential move towards the Russian-dominated economic bloc.
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Will the new Asean Economic Community evolve towards an “Asian Union” in the image of the European Union?
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As the Chinese government looks to kick economic cooperation with EU in high gear, it is crucial to weigh pros and cons and get a clear image of what EU may come to expect from closer cooperation with the rising giant.
Read More »The Eurasian Union: A Budding Challenge to Regional Dynamics
The emergence of the EEU as a counterweight to the EU, US, and China poses a direct challenge to the efforts of much of the international community since the fall of the Soviet Union.
Read More »The EU and the Migration Crisis: A New Way Ahead
More than 1,750 people have died thus far in 2015 from their attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea and enter Europe
Read More »Migrant tragedies and the need for more comprehensive policies
All resources should be used to grant protection to people before, during and after they embark on a last-resort journey to survive.
Read More »In Search of the Lost Balance: The Role of External Involvement in the Ukrainian Crisis
In the light of the Ukrainian crisis and its implications for global political actors, Ukraine’s internal balance of political power has been increasingly topical for Western and Russian analysts. From the Western and Russian perspectives, the Ukrainian crisis is a foreign policy issue with serious, but yet controllable, consequences. For Ukraine, the mounting external involvement has an impact on its internal matters that is hard to measure or control.
Read More »Bosnia: An Unfinished Intervention
July saw the deployment of a pair of British Army reconnaissance platoons to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to provide additional support to the EU-led peacekeeping force in the run-up to the October 2014 general election. This latest move marks a continuation of British military involvement in the country that has (with a few gaps) so far lasted twenty-two years.
Read More »Interpreting Reality: Information Wars in Ukraine
A balanced assessment of the Ukrainian-Russian conflict is a rather challenging task for policy-makers. This is in large part because the views and data collected from both sides comes under the influence of two opposing public discourses. On the one hand, Russia is perceived as the aggressor breaking the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Read More »The Russian Resurgence: A View from Estonia
HIC Interview with Linda Eichler, Vice President of the YEPP ... Here, we present to you our interview with Linda Eicheler currently running as a candidate for the European Parliament. She is the youngest candidate on the list of Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (IRL), the leading conservative party in Estonia.
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