Spotlight on Geopolitics – Page 3 – Spotlight on Geopolitics by Florian Pantazi

NATO and the Baltics’ Geopolitical Predicament

May 6, 2016

During the 90’s, the uncontested dean of American diplomacy, the late George Kennan, fulminated against NATO’s expansion eastwards, which he considered both unnecessary and potentially dangerous for the security of the United States. The Clinton and Bush administrations did not heed sound professional advice and now the Baltics’ inclusion into NATO is creating major headaches… » read more

Posted by Spotlight on Geopolitics

External Relations

, E.U., geopolitics, NATO, Russia, USA

Who’s good enough, for EU officialdom ?

April 13, 2016

In December 2015, Project Syndicate published an article signed by Daniel Gros on the migration crisis facing the European Union. Over the following weeks, I and a few commentators such as Mr. Ulf Klein exchanged views and opinions in the “comment” section next to the article. In short, this is what I had to say… » read more

Posted by Spotlight on Geopolitics

External Relations

, E.U., EU Priorities and Opinion, refugee crisis, unemployment

Terrorist networks and the Panama Papers

April 5, 2016

What is the connection between the terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels and the huge size of the tax-avoidance industry, as illustrated by the recent publication of the “Panama Papers” ? On a superficial level, none. In actual fact, the exponential proliferation of illegal activities – the drug and arms trade, the rapid multiplication of… » read more

Posted by Spotlight on Geopolitics

External Relations

, E.U., EU Priorities and Opinion, USA

The implosion of southern EU states’ political systems

March 14, 2016

The EU’s macroeconomic indicators for 2015 – the growth rate standing at 0.3 percent, the inflation rate at 0.2 percent – paint the picture of a continent severely affected by what economists call “secular stagnation“. Secular stagnation is afflicting not only the EU but also Japan, and in the years ahead it will most probably… » read more

Posted by Spotlight on Geopolitics

External Relations

, E.U.

The migrant crisis: why Germany can’t cope

February 1, 2016

The biggest refugee crisis in Europe since WWII looks set to get worse in 2016. The country most responsible for the huge inflow of migrants from the Middle East is, as we all know, Germany. What is less well-documented is the fact that its state apparatus simply cannot cope anymore. Chancellor Angela Merkel is quick… » read more

Posted by Spotlight on Geopolitics

External Relations

, E.U.

EU in the Age of Geopolitics

January 4, 2016

At the beginning of the year, it has become customary for ‘pundits’ to make predictions about forthcoming developments which might affect the global economy, elections in leading countries or international relations. From my part, I would like to take my readers back in time, in an attempt to make today’s armed conflicts around the world… » read more

Posted by Spotlight on Geopolitics

External Relations

, E.U., Russia

How NATO is failing the EU

December 3, 2015

The untrained observer could be forgiven for believing that NATO is still acting as a military and political organization dedicated to protecting the security of its members. Enlarging the organization with a less-than-significant member (militarily speaking) like Montenegro cannot, however, obscure NATO’s huge failure to adapt to today’s radically changed geopolitical and strategic landscape. Headed… » read more

Posted by Spotlight on Geopolitics

External Relations

, E.U., NATO, Turkey

Turkey’s confused geopolitics

November 27, 2015

The downing of a Russian jet over Syria by the Turkish military brings to a sad conclusion a hitherto promising international relations agenda, whose author was none other than Ahmet Davutoglu, the current Turkish prime minister. Only a few years ago, Davutoglu as Turkey’s foreign minister advanced a “zero problems with the neighbours” diplomatic agenda.… » read more

Posted by Spotlight on Geopolitics

External Relations

, E.U., Russia, Turkey

EU and China: geo-economic agendas compared

November 22, 2015

The wave of blowback terrorism currently sweeping Western European capitals is likely to obscure a major event due to take place on November 24th and 25th in China: I am referring to the annual meeting of the leaders of 16 Central and Eastern European countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia,… » read more

Posted by Spotlight on Geopolitics

External Relations

, Balkans, China, E.U., geo-economics, geoeconomics, Russia

The “New Europe” NATO summit in Bucharest

November 6, 2015

The fact that the EU is undergoing its most profound existential crisis ever is by now an open secret. The Greek debt crisis had produced a North-South divide in Europe, whereas the migrant crisis has prompted a rebellion against the EU leadership from Eastern bloc members. Nowadays, NATO itself is contributing to the existing divisions… » read more

Posted by Spotlight on Geopolitics

External Relations

, E.U., NATO, Russia, Turkey

Advertisement