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Lukashenko Plays Against Time in Russia Game
Alexander Lukashenko has no intention of handing full power to Russia. Regardless of what he agreed on with Vladimir Putin during the September visit to Sochi, it is still challenging to imagine Russia taking control of Belarus, a scenario many projected until quite recently.
U.S., Russia Play Cat And Mouse Over New START Treaty
Concluded by the Barack Obama administration, the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) is the last remaining U.S.-Russian arms control treaty. It will expire in February 2021.
GRU Hackers and Conspiracy Theories of Russian Intelligence Chief
There are more and more strains appearing in U.S.-Russia ties. First, the U.S. Justice Department announced an indictment against six Russian GRU officers charged with engaging in a series of hacking and malware deployment operations to attack the United States and the whole civilized world.
WI Daily News – Polish Foreign Minister and German ambassador discussed bilateral relations
Daily dose of the most important news regarding Polish international cooperation, affairs & activity abroad.
China and Australia are on a Collision Course
Since the beginning of the 21st century, Australia has established intensive trade relations with China, becoming one of the main suppliers of raw materials for the largest economy in Asia. As the power of the PRC has grown and tensions in Beijing’s relations with Washington have escalated, the China-Australia relations has clearly deteriorated.
Day 74 – Belarusian protesters awarded by European Parliament
Minsk’s Director for Metropolitan Security signed an order from the government requesting nearly all of the city to be closed. This means that all metro stations will be out of service on October 25, the day People’s Ultimatum ends.
U.S. Widens Sanctions Against Nord Stream 2
The U.S. administration is making consistent efforts to annihilate the Russia-to-Germany gas link across the Baltic Sea. As eliminating other-than-Russian-flagged vessels from the game proved little effective––since Russia deployed its own fleet––the United States stepped up sanctions against companies having anything to do with those vessels.
HRW Syria Report: Putin Responsible for War Crimes
In its report, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the Syria-Russia alliance of committing possible war crimes and crimes against humanity by attacking civilians in Idlib province.
Russia, OPEC+ Show Cautious Optimism on Crude Volumes
Oil cuts in force under the OPEC+ deal will remain unchanged for the time being, at least until November 17, 2020, thus the next meeting of the ministerial monitoring committee on crude oil limitations. “We reached an agreement to continue executing the deal in full scope,” Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak informed.
WI Daily News – Choice of nuclear technology in Poland – US deal
Daily dose of the most important news regarding Polish international cooperation, affairs & activity abroad.
Day 73 – Lukashenko running out of time
Lukashenko puts everything at stake and plans to organise a mega rally against the opposition in Minsk. According to the reports, regional authorities have received an order which obliged them to provide a certain number of participants to the rally.
Day 72 – Tsikhanouskaya Calls on the Law Enforcement, Lukashenko Threatens the Protesters
On Tuesday, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called on the law enforcement to switch sides and join the protesters by the end of the week. The informal leader of the opposition promised the officers that they would avoid being vetted after the overthrow of Lukashenko.
President of the Warsaw Institute in an interview for the Start2think project
Julia Grzybowska, President of the Warsaw Institute Foundation, gave an interview for the Start2think project carried out by the Center for International Relations in cooperation with the European Projects Association, Informo and Res Publica, which aims to increase the awareness of European Union citizens about media literacy and combating disinformation.
(Re)defining connectivity
What exactly is connectivity? Is it just one of those trendy, abstract buzzwords that pop up from time to time and then, just as suddenly, fade away into the dusty archives of social science? Or does it deserve a distinct category in discussions on international politics? And how to capture the essence of such a complex topic and make it commonly understandable?
