By Mehmet Enes Beşer The European Union is at a crossroads geopolitically. As Washington and Beijing move closer, Europe is being increasingly pushed to remain in sync with a less-than-self-guided strategic agenda. Transatlantic unity is essential, but the EU’s China policy has become increasingly derivative—more reflective of what Washington desires than a hard-headed accounting of European interests. This passive outsourcing ...
On May 14, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin appointed Andrey Belousov as Minister of Defense, who previously worked as First Deputy Prime Minister. For many, this was an unexpected appointment, some expected the reappointment of Sergei Shoigu, others bet that a person from military circles would become the new minister. But Andrey Belousov is a civil minister, an ...