By Oana Popescu
November 2012
Stratfor
For the first time in many years, the most vulnerable flanks of the EU and NATO are internally weak, while also facing pressure from outside.
Read more at https://www.stratfor.com/the-hub/perils-periphery
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.
By Oana Popescu
November 2012
Stratfor
For the first time in many years, the most vulnerable flanks of the EU and NATO are internally weak, while also facing pressure from outside.
Read more at https://www.stratfor.com/the-hub/perils-periphery
By Oana Popescu
September 2012
Stratfor
For Germany, the deepening of integration is a major economic interest and a crucial political engagement. In a globalised world, the political relevance, economic competitiveness and the security of the EU are dependent on how it comes out of this crisis. And the fate of Germany is fully interlocked with that of the EU.
Read more at https://www.stratfor.com/the-hub/elephant-room-germany%E2%80%99s-choice
By Oana Popescu
June 2012
Stratfor
In a debate at the Copenhagen Business School, moderator and CNN anchor Richard Quest was asking panelists and students which of the numerous and important elections this year would be more instrumental in setting the tone globally – both from an economic and political point of view. US? France? Russia? China? Greece? All of the above? Or will none change the course of the world in any radical way?
Read more at https://www.stratfor.com/the-hub/elections-without-choice