Southeast Europe / Opinion
Are Georgia and Serbia heading for coloured revolutions?
As protests swell in Georgia and Serbia, the critical question is whether demonstrators will force change or prove ineffective against their deeply entrenched ruling elites.
URUS-ClearPic: Across Eurasia, China is leveraging supply risk successfully – so could others
In late 2001, when much of the world – especially the US and the West – was preoccupied by 9/11 and the resulting military campaigns, China acceded to the World Trade Organisation. This marked a shift in its global trade and China’s playbook.
COMMENT: Europe needs to start the fightback against Trump now
The European centre-right is facilitating the populist attack on liberal democracy.
Analysts expect ‘perfect storm’ of political risks in 2025
Global political risk is set to intensify in 2025 with international trade becoming a geopolitical battleground after Trump’s return to office, said Verisk Maplecroft analysts.
COMMENT: With Trump back in the White House, Europe may need to turn to Turkey to strengthen its security
Analyst suggests EU cannot hope to deter Russia effectively without closer cooperation with Ankara.
COMMENT: The EU’s Green Deal is a “policy disaster”
Energy analyst Dr Tom O'Donnell has issued a stark critique of the European Union's Green Deal, describing it as a "policy disaster" that requires radical reform to prevent further industrial decline and to bolster energy security.
COMMENT: Russia’s losses in Syria are Turkey’s gains
Russia’s hand in the Middle East has been dramatically weakened by the departure of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, while Turkey’s has been strengthened.
IMF: The 2004 EU enlargement was a success story built on deep reform efforts
New accession candidates will need to undertake equally ambitious reforms to make the next expansion a comparable success.
COMMENT: European countries plan hydrogen import infrastructure to achieve climate goals
Talks between Greece's DESFA and several Southeast and Central European countries aim to establish a new hydrogen corridor to Germany.
CENUSA: The “Georgescu phenomenon” in Romania
Parallels drawn with Putin, Trump and Orban after Calin Georgescu’s surprise first round presidential election lead.
COMMENT: The EU’s Internal Security Framework is unfit for Cold War 2.0
Not only has Trump's re-election undermined the EU’s reliance on American security structures, but it is also facing unprecedented strain in the form of hybrid attacks from rogue states.
IMF: How to awaken Europe's private sector and boost economic growth
In the European Union, income per person, one of the main gauges of living standards, is on average one-third less than in the United States, mostly because of lower productivity—as emphasised by Mario Draghi’s Sept. 9 competitiveness report.
COMMENT: Political, economic and security headaches Trump Europe’s mounting problems
The re-election of Donald Trump as US President could become a major headache for Europe that is already struggling to keep its head above recessionary water.
COMMENT: Will the renewal of the Serbia-Russia gas deal prolong Moscow's energy dominance in Europe?
Gazprom’s gas supply contract with Serbia is due to expire in 2025.
Erdogan prepares to make nice with Trump, the man who once threatened to “destroy the Turkish economy”
Ankara insiders remember Trump as a US president who would often make promises and deals “that wouldn’t result in any progress or follow-up”.