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Articles 2024 17, September

The World Nomad Games, Central Asia’s Soft Power: Shining Through Sports and Culture

From September 8 to 13, 2024, Kazakhstan hosted the 2024 World Nomad Games. Held every two years, this event celebrates nomadic culture through sports, artistic, and cultural disciplines that highlight […]

Articles 2024 16, August

Afghanistan and heroin: from reign to misery

by Elisabeth Nagy

Heroin is the most widely consumed opioid in Europe, with 9.5 tonnes seized in 2021. This powerful opiate, synthesized from morphine extracted from poppies, has seen its production increase over […]

Articles 2024 15, August

The relationship between the Kremlin and international sports organisations since 2014

by Enzo Padovan

Written by Corentin Delon, Johann Lemaire, Enzo Padovan. Sport has always been a key element of Russian national identity and a tool for international influence. The Soviet sports’ imagination is […]

Articles 2024 31, July

New stage in Ukrainian mobilization: in search of motivation?

by Olga Chekhurska

The 60-day deadline for updating personal data with the military authorities for Ukrainian men expired on July 16, 2024. This norm was specified in the law on military mobilization, which […]

Articles 2024 25, July

Lithium in Serbia: Economic Issues and European Ambitions

by Maxime Coulet

On July 19, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Belgrade (Serbia) to sign an agreement on critical raw materials, key elements in Europe’s energy transition and autonomy. Behind this agreement lies […]

Articles 2024 14, May

Direct military confrontation between Iran and Israel, a historic turning point

by Raphaël SILBERT

By launching a direct offensive on Israeli territory on 13 April, Iran has taken a historic step. After more than 40 years of indirect destabilisation and the use of proxies […]

Articles 2024 8, May

News from the Southern Gas Corridor, the renewal of Balkan-Caucasian relations

by Morgan Caillet

“ The Caucasus is the Balkans of Eurasia” wrote Zbigniew Brzezinski1, national security advisor to President Carter from 1977 to 1981. If comparison is not always possible, we can nevertheless […]

Articles 2024 20, March

Dive into the heart of the European elections : mechanisms, issues, and challenges just weeks before the vote.

by Camille Hamel

From June 6th to 9th, the European elections will take place. Just weeks away from the election of representatives to the European Parliament, let’s review the mechanisms, issues, and challenges […]

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The World Nomad Games, Central Asia’s Soft Power: Shining Through Sports and Culture

Afghanistan and heroin: from reign to misery

The relationship between the Kremlin and international sports organisations since 2014

New stage in Ukrainian mobilization: in search of motivation?

Lithium in Serbia: Economic Issues and European Ambitions

Direct military confrontation between Iran and Israel, a historic turning point

News from the Southern Gas Corridor, the renewal of Balkan-Caucasian relations

Dive into the heart of the European elections : mechanisms, issues, and challenges just weeks before the vote.

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The World Nomad Games, Central Asia’s Soft Power: Shining Through Sports and Culture

Afghanistan and heroin: from reign to misery