Sat
Jun
06

Riding Through the Storm: Armenia’s Search for Strategic Autonomy

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Eugenio Porta

Sitting at the crossroads of great power interests, bordering on Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan or Türkiye, and having last been subjected to an invasion in 2023, Armenia nevertheless no longer seeks protectiion alone, but strategic relevance. Incumbent Prime-Minister Nikol Pashinyan, currently seeking to garner a parliamentary majority in elections this Sunday, is attempting to turn geopolitical vulnerability into strategic autonomy by investing in infrastructure, regional interconnections and more cooperative relations with historically difficult neighbours.

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Fri
Dec
19

“The US has an enduring interest in preventing Europe from falling under a potentially hostile hegemon”

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In the context of the recent US National Security Strategy, we bring to your attention an interview with undersecretary of war for policy Elbridge Colby, largely credited with its conceptual paternity. The interview was conducted by our colleague Octavian Manea and published by GlobalFocus Center in 2019 on its editorial platform Eastern Focus.

Interview with Elbridge Colby, Director of the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security. He was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development from 2017 to 2018, during which time he served as the lead official in the development of the 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS) and the DOD’s principal representative in the development of the 2017 National Security Strategy (NSS).

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Mon
Oct
27

From Strategy to Action: Implementing the EU Black Sea Strategic Approach

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GlobalFocus Center, in partnership with the German Marshall Fund, and with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Orbotix Industries and the Naval Academy in Constanta convened the Black Sea Roundtable “From Strategy to Action: Implementing the EU Black Sea Strategic Approach” in Constanța and Bucharest, 7–9 October 2025.

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Fri
Jun
28

Cine pe cine menționează în zona de dreapta radicală a Telegramului românesc?

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Ce ne spune dreapta radicală despre ea  însăși? Ne spune că „ai noștri” (românii, patrioții, naționaliștii, dacii) trebuie să fie uniți. Pentru ca să fie uniți ai noștri, străinii trebuie ținuți la distanță, poate chiar dați afară. Și când o să facem asta, ni se spune, vom fi liberi, pentru că străinii sunt cei care ne cenzurează și ne pun pumnul în gură.

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Thu
Jun
27

“Winning the Space Race” & Victimising Russia. Kremlin propaganda in Romanian public cinemas

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June 2024

Summary

Promoting open pro-Russian propaganda in Romania is traditionally difficult due to the general opposition of Romanians to Russian imperialist politics. Particularly, the war in Ukraine has accentuated this, stirring in the minds of the majority of Romanians concerns about a potential invasion.

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