Warning sings in the Balkans.National security at stake!
Analysis by Blerim Abedini, Center for Security Studies and Development-Macedonia (CSSD) Part II The political stability in the region is a work in progress and may affect the region’s ability to respond to climate changes. The floodwaters have also washed away the signs that warn of fields of landmines plantedContinue Reading
Macedonia: Fog of Geopolitics
Selim Ibraimi- Center for Security Studies and Development-Macedonia(CSSD) Reflections on Geopolitics: The Balkans and Europe after the Crimean annexation and Russian intervention in Syria. Formation of the regional divisions in Balkans. 1.Due to the crisis in Crimea and Russian expansion in Europe, all Western Balkan States(WBS) may postpone reforms, EUContinue Reading
Why Does Putin Care Who Runs a Tiny Balkan Nation?
Ladka Bauerova-Russian leaders, whose conflict with Ukraine has seen them tussling with eastern Europe’s largest country, are now turning their gaze to a Balkan nation with fewer residents than Brooklyn. There’s a common theme, though: gas pipelines. Macedonia, a statelet of 2 million people carved from the ruins of Yugoslavia,Continue Reading
Macedonian pipeline could be part of larger project
Rem Korteweg -On March 12, Russia’s Stroytransgaz Group (SG) announced that it would be constructing a gas pipeline in the Republic of Macedonia. The company says the pipeline “will become part of a new gas pipeline system.” The pipeline could bring Russian gas to Southeastern and Central Europe, potentially strengthening Moscow’sContinue Reading
How East-West Competition Turned Balkan Energy into a Geopolitical Chess
Ariel Cohen-Europe’s dependency on Russian gas, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, has become a major strategic liability for the West. This is especially true as the war in Eastern Ukraine has brought relations between Moscow and Brussels as well as many of the European capitals to new lows. RussiaContinue Reading
Balkans: A Battleground for the US-Russia Struggle for the Geostrategic Control of Eurasia
Dr. Thrassy N. Marketos-For reasons both of world strategy and control over natural resources, the US administration is determined to secure for itself a dominant role in Eurasia. The immediate task of the American power in ‘volatile Eurasia’ has been described as ‘to ensure that no state or combination ofContinue Reading
Great powers and geopolitics
This book presents the theoretical-historical-comparative political framework needed to fully grasp the truly dynamic nature of 21st century global affairs. The author provides a realistic assessment of the shift from U.S predominance to a new mix of counterbalancing rival middle-tier and assertive regional powers, while highlighting those geopolitical zones ofContinue Reading
The new geopolitics of energy
Carlos Pascual-Energy and geopolitics have always been closely linked. The twentieth century saw access to energy resources become a major factor in determining the winners of wars, oil producers banding together to create new global alliances, and price swings that spurred or deterred the adventurism of superpowers. The vast andContinue Reading
Podcast series on CSSD
Coming soon.Audio podcasts on the move – a wide range of programmes by our Center and video+audio highlights will be available as podcasts for our readers.(CSSD)Continue Reading