Geopolitics Archives - Page 22 of 30 - Robert Lansing Institute

China intends to curtail US power in the OAS

China aims to control the Organization of American States (OAS) to reduce US influence in the region and become a center of influence over Latin American countries where left-wing political…

August 18, 2021China, Latin America, OAS

Energy Geopolitics

Europe’s dependence on Russian gas import has reached the point

The Kremlin has thrown an energy squeeze on Europe to make Nord Stream-2 pipeline operational as early as possible. On August 8, gas supplies by Yamal-Europe pipeline were cut, falling by…

August 10, 2021Gazprom, Nord Stream-2

Geopolitics Governance

Dayton Agreement break off to jeopardize stability in the Balkans

Russia's call for the UN Security Council to abolish the post of International High Representative for Bosnia and his office by July 2022 can be seen as Moscow’s attempt to…

July 21, 2021Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republica Srpska

Geopolitics Governance

Non-implementation risks of the Washington agreement by Kosovo

There is no progress in the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue despite efforts by the EU to relax relations between the two countries. Kosovo government skepticism to implement the “Agreement on Economic Normalization” later…

July 12, 2021Kosovo, Kurti, Serbia

Geoeconomics Geopolitics

Champagne: why Europe loses out to Russia?

Russia-France trade clash, as the Russian parliament passed the alcoholic drinks law, is a good example of why European democracies are losing out to the Kremlin. The law, passed by the Russian parliament, says “Champagne” is only a product made in Russia. The same paper required French producers…

July 6, 2021Champagne, France, Russia, Sanctions

Geopolitics National Security

Biden-Putin Summit: different mindsets clash with no way to trade-off

Outcome of Biden-Putin summit, initially hinged on Russia, derives from psychological, mental and age peculiarities of the Russian president. Analytical report by John Sipher, drafted for the Robert Lansing Institute…

June 18, 2021Russia, USA

Geopolitics

Biden-Putin Summit: if the outcome is boring, consider it a win

We should not expect too much from President Biden’s first trip to Europe to meet with allies and Russian President Putin. And that is a good thing. After four years of…

June 10, 2021Putin, Russia, USA

Conflict Geopolitics

How the Balkans was Balkanized?

Prior to the 1992-1995 Balkan war, the European Community delegated the British and Portugese diplomats, Lord Carrington and Jose Cutileiro, to design a suitable scheme for ethno-religious partition of Bosnia-Herzegovina,…

June 7, 2021Balkans, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia

Geopolitics Propaganda and Disinformation

Why does Serbia demand the construction of a Russian military camp in Balkans?

Challenging for KFOR was the confrontation with Russian troops, who had occupied Pristina airport before the arrival of NATO forces in Kosovo in June 1999. The Russians, without prior coordination…

June 1, 2021Balkans, Kosovo, Russia, Serbia

Geopolitics Intelligence ops

Kremlin to elbow Paris out of Africa, raising risks for France

Russia keeps infiltrating into French affairs, splintering its influence in overseas territories, most notably in Africa. The French Army Chief of Staff, General François Lecointre’s interview to the French media addresses "the…

May 31, 2021Chad, France, Mali, Russia