18/05/2015 - Oriental Review

Day: May 18, 2015

Poland: protest voting between Gdansk Victory Day mascarade and Kresy restitution

18/05/2015 by ORIENTAL REVIEW / 1 comment

A latest opinion pole showed Andrzej Duda, the candidate of the Law and Justice Party, ahead with the backing of 48% and his challenger incumbent Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski supported by 43,2% with 6,9% undecided. A man who is believed to strongly influence the outcome of the May 24 second […]

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New Strategic Calculus for the Balkans (II)

18/05/2015 by Andrew KORYBKO / 5 comments

(Please refer to Part I in acquiring the necessary background information in understanding the Central Balkans concept). 3 Key Characteristics Of The Central Balkans Since the general idea and genesis behind the Central Balkans have been discussed, it’s now time to turn towards their three most important strategic characteristics: Lead […]

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New Strategic Calculus for the Balkans (I)

18/05/2015 by Andrew KORYBKO / 27 comments

The Balkans have returned to the forefront of European geopolitics as a result of the New Cold War, with the US and Russia facing off in a proxy war over the planned Balkan Stream pipeline through the region. The geopolitical circumstances have evolved since the 1990s, when all of the […]

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