Category: Russia

18 May 2018

My take on Putin’s Bridge in Crimea

By Fatima-Zohra Er-Rafia, Ph.D.

Trump is doing everything in his power for his ‘Make America Great Again’ at the expense of international law, as he did with his latest rejection of the JCPOA. Putin is doing the same in his own way. Putin built the bridge connecting Crimea to Russia, a bridge that is a vital umbilical cord to […]

Geoeconomics • Geopolitics • Geostrategy • Politics • Russia • Ukraine 2 Comments

Category: Russia

07 Mar 2018

Some thoughts on the Nord Stream II pipeline project, the EU, Russia, and Ukraine…

By Fatima-Zohra Er-Rafia, Ph.D.

The Nord Stream II pipeline project is an export gas pipeline running from Russia to Europe (exit point in Germany) across the Baltic Sea, a region where tensions between NATO and Russia are reaching a tipping point. The project is facing resistance (fueled by the U.S.) from Poland, Lithuania, and Denmark. The latter, a Eurosceptic, […]

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