New player in Caspian Sea Power Corridor
Competition – or development – of EU’s eastern gas supply routes has intensified this year. Both EU/U.S. backed Nabucco and Russia’s South Stream have made deals to guarantee realization of new...
View ArticleThe Nabucco-South Stream race intensifies
The race between the two EU’s eastern gas pipelines is going on while next winter can again show some supply problems via Ukraine. South Stream got latest boost on 11th November 2009 as Russia’s...
View ArticleSerbia on the road to EU
Serbia’s application to join the EU was finally made before X-mas. Early December EU foreign ministers agreed to unblock Serbia’s interim trade agreement, which is part of Stabilisation and...
View ArticleUkraine: Choosing a New Way
“When we get Russian gas, the problem is not the supplier, but the fact that 80 percent of the pipeline is located in the Ukraine. We should look for independence not from Russia, but from such...
View ArticleUkraine: End of Orange Revolution, start of Stabilisation
“We can say goodbye to our democracy, our independence and our sovereignty” (outgoing President Yushchenko predicts a future with either Ms Tymoshenko or Mr Yanukovych as President) “I’m quite happy...
View ArticleFreedom 2010 in Balkans and Eastwards
“Freedom of the press, freedom of association, the inviolability of domicile, and all the rest of the rights of man are respected so long as no one tries to use them against the privileged class. On...
View ArticleSerbia’s EU association is not a Must
“If the Balkans find that too many obstacles are strewn about the road to Brussels, they may well be tempted to set out on the shorter road to Istanbul” (Misha Glenny, Balkan political analyst)...
View ArticleUkraine’s Would-be Coup As New Example About US Gangsterism
Few months ago European Union made preparations for signing ceremony to integrate Ukraine with the EU. However Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich refused to sign the agreements and thousands of his...
View ArticleCase Ukraine In Figures
Instead of long analysis I have collected here some flash of trivia – figures and views – related to ongoing events in Ukraine: An U.S. view: and with more details: Peoples in Ukraine vote: Peoples in...
View ArticleTransdniestria in Context of Ukraine
Prologue Transnistrian claim for independence is being met with a certain degree of sympathy and understanding by some of the western experts. As an example, a Finnish political analyst and blogger...
View ArticleArms Trade: Odessa Network
Odessa is not only Ukraine’s most important remaining port for access to the Black Sea. It has also allegedly been a key avenue for Russian companies to export, sometimes with illicit or controversial...
View ArticleSome Geostrategic Aspects in Russia vs. U.S. Relationship
An abstract of my discourse in Helsinki 11th Oct 2014 Some Geostrategic Aspects in Russia vs.U.S. Relationship by Ari RUSILA “It is not about ideology, democracy nor respect for borders – It is about...
View Article¥uan and Waterloo of Petro$ (Part 1/2)
Ongoing western sanctions due Ukraine are pushing China and Russia to close cooperation – the great Eurasian axis is already in motion. Despite the headlines in mainstream western media related to...
View Article¥uan and Waterloo of Petro$ (Part 2/2)
U.S. sanctions due the conflict in Ukraine launched Russia’s counter-offensive with bypassing the U.S. dollar system as its spear-head. My previous article ¥uan and Waterloo of Petro$(Part ½) describes...
View ArticleIs South Stream Pipeline Transforming Itself To “Turk Stream”?
“We believe that in the current conditions Russia cannot continue with the realisation of this project [South Stream].” (Vladimir Putin) Russia’s $40 billion South Stream gas pipeline project came to...
View ArticleRussia’s Strategic Shift To East Continues: Now India
“The steadfast support of the people of Russia for India has been there even at difficult moments in our history. It has been a pillar of strength for India’s development, security and international...
View ArticlePutin Against Anti-Semitism
Russian President Vladimir Putin continues his fight against anti-Semitism. According Arutz Sheva , at the initiative of President Putin, the Duma (Russian Parliament) has legislated a law outlawing...
View ArticleResetting Russian-Turkish Energy Relations
Ankara’s tensions with Moscow in the aftermath of the downing of a Russian fighter jet on 24 November 2015 close to Turkish borders could very well influence whether the two countries further pursue...
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