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All the ingredients for war exist too. What is in front of us is a choice.\u201d\u00a0Never have these words sounded so pertinent as in these last days when in Armenia and in Azerbaijan the sounds of war and the sounds of peace competed with each other, with little sign of compromise. Yet neither war, nor peace, is inevitable. It is a choice, and one that both sides can neither make lightly nor take for granted. This week has once more shown that Armenia and Azerbaijan, and Armenians and Azerbaijanis, face a choice between war and peace. The death and injury of yet more Armenians and Azerbaijanis should focus minds, and increase mutual determination to work for lasting peace and to avoid any steps that can bring another war nearer.\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-authors\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-wrapper \u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-image\u0022\n style=\u0022background-image: url(\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/author\/public\/2021-05\/icon_commonspace%20FC%404x.png?itok=2fcfkHie);\u0022\n \u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-name\u0022\u003Ecommonspace.eu editorial team\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-teaser col-md-4\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-history-node-id=\u002211488\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/node\/11488\u0022 typeof=\u0022schema:Article\u0022 class=\u0022node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 content=\u0022Opinion: The quest for peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan can follow many paths, all of which need to be explored and exploited\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:interactionCount\u0022 content=\u0022UserComments:0\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image-wrapper\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top latest-news-label\u0022\u003EEditor\u0027s choice\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022need-to-login\u0022\u003EThis is a members\u2019 functionality. 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Even a year ago such a process would have been unthinkable. There is no more than one format in which Armenia and Azerbaijan pursue their quest for peace. But options are also available in the way the two leaders can work to achieve the ultimate goal, a peace agreement that will hail a new era of lasting peace in the region. In this commentary,\u00a0Dennis Sammut\u00a0says there are many roads open on the way to lasting peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and all need to be explored and exploited. Developing trade relations, intensive people to people contacts, establishing diplomatic relations in stages, facilitated travel between the two countries including direct air travel \u2013 \u00a0are all important steps that can and should be taken in the process of normalising relations. Most of them can be agreed and start giving results in months not years. The process can be supported by an intensive programme of confidence building measures that will help build trust at various layers of society.\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-authors\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-wrapper from-cs\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-image\u0022\n style=\u0022background-image: url(\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/author\/public\/2021-03\/rs_w-800_cg-true-removebg-preview__1_-2-removebg-preview.png?itok=WWf4iYJr);\u0022\n \u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-name\u0022\u003EDennis Sammut\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-teaser col-md-4\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-history-node-id=\u002211485\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/opinion-watershed-moment-armenian-azerbaijani-relations\u0022 typeof=\u0022schema:Article\u0022 class=\u0022node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 content=\u0022Opinion: A watershed moment in Armenian-Azerbaijani relations\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:interactionCount\u0022 content=\u0022UserComments:0\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image-wrapper\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top latest-news-label\u0022\u003EEditor\u0027s choice\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022need-to-login\u0022\u003EThis is a members\u2019 functionality. 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It gave Georgia \u0026quot;a membership perspective\u0026quot;, with candidate status in the future if they can get their act together quickly. The Ukrainians were delighted. President Zelensky described it as a\u00a0victory and promised not to rest until Russia\u2019s defeat and full membership had been secured. In Moldova, the pro European government was ecstatic. Things had moved much faster than they had anticipated.\r\n\r\nIn Georgia the situation is different, and the country is somewhat grumpy. Georgians do not\u00a0 like to be last, and in a sense in this process at which they were until last year at the centre, they find themselves lagging behind the other two trio countries.\r\n\r\nThe government has tried to put on a brave face saying that being given a membership perspective was a victory for Georgia too. The opposition accuses the government of squandering a historic opportunity which will have long lasting impact. In many ways both are right. An EU membership perspective is important for Georgia, even if it is largely an abstract term. It consolidates the relationship. But it would have been much better for Georgia if they had been given candidate status with the others. The ball is now in the court of the Georgian politicians, and the world will be watching.\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-authors\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-wrapper \u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-image\u0022\n style=\u0022background-image: url(\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/author\/public\/2021-05\/icon_commonspace%20FC%404x.png?itok=2fcfkHie);\u0022\n \u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-name\u0022\u003Ecommonspace.eu editorial team\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-teaser col-md-4\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-history-node-id=\u002211452\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/us-saudi-relations-remain-bedrock-gulf-security\u0022 typeof=\u0022schema:Article\u0022 class=\u0022node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 content=\u0022US-Saudi Relations remain the bedrock for Gulf Security\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:interactionCount\u0022 content=\u0022UserComments:0\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image-wrapper\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top latest-news-label\u0022\u003EEditor\u0027s choice\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022need-to-login\u0022\u003EThis is a members\u2019 functionality. 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The US president will meet with the king and his Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman \u201cto discuss areas of bilateral cooperation as well as joint efforts to address regional and global challenges.\u201d\r\n\r\nA statement from the White House said that Biden will also attend a Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council plus Egypt, Iraq and Jordan while in the Kingdom. \u201cThe President appreciates King Salman\u2019s leadership and his invitation. He looks forward to this important visit to Saudi Arabia, which has been a strategic partner of the United States for nearly eight decades,\u201d the statement read.\r\n\r\nIn this commentary the state of relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia is discussed in the light of tensions between the two sides over the last years. \u00a0\u201cNow, it appears that the two sides are ready to make up. Biden will travel to Riyadh next month, and US officials have been in and out of the Saudi capital in recent weeks, softening the ground and preparing for the visit. Biden is right in working towards a reset. US-Saudi relations remain the bedrock for Gulf security.\u201d It adds that \u201cwhen Joe Biden visits Riyadh next month he has his work cut out for him. It will be a hugely important visit to a country where personalities still count. Both sides appear ready to put the difficult last few years in their relationship behind them. This is good for both, as well as for the rest of the world.\u201d\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-authors\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-wrapper \u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-image\u0022\n style=\u0022background-image: url(\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/author\/public\/2021-05\/icon_commonspace%20FC%404x.png?itok=2fcfkHie);\u0022\n \u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-name\u0022\u003Ecommonspace.eu editorial team\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-teaser col-md-4\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-history-node-id=\u002211450\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/commentary-tangled-tale-armenian-azerbaijani-relations\u0022 typeof=\u0022schema:Article\u0022 class=\u0022node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 content=\u0022Commentary: The tangled tale of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:interactionCount\u0022 content=\u0022UserComments:0\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image-wrapper\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top latest-news-label\u0022\u003EEditor\u0027s choice\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022need-to-login\u0022\u003EThis is a members\u2019 functionality. Please \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/user\/register\u0022\u003ESign up\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022#\u0022 class=\u0022share-icon icon-save show-popup\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-type\u0022\u003ECommentary\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/commentary-tangled-tale-armenian-azerbaijani-relations\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg class=\u0022article-image-src\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.commonspace.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/normal_teaser\/public\/2021-01\/armenia%20azerbaijan.jpg?itok=kspAEgc7\u0022 alt=\u0022Commentary: The tangled tale of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations\u0022\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-content\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top trending-label\u0022\u003ETrending\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cul class=\u0022categories\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/theme\/conflict-and-peace\u0022\u003EConflict and Peace\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/theme\/diplomacy\u0022\u003EDiplomacy\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/region\/south-caucasus\u0022\u003ESouth Caucasus\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003C\/ul\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/commentary-tangled-tale-armenian-azerbaijani-relations\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 class=\u0022field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\u0022\u003ECommentary: The tangled tale of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-date\u0022\u003E10 June 2022\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-summary\u0022\u003EAfter the violence of the early 1990s the conflict between Armenians and Azerbaijanis settled down for nearly three decades of uneasy truce, tempered with low-intensity violence, and the occasional outburst of more serious fighting, and accompanied by a flawed peace process that failed to bring peace, and in the end could not prevent war. The 44-day Karabakh War in autumn 2020 changed the reality on the ground and yesterday\u2019s winners became losers and vice versa. The Russians appeared to emerge from the 44-day war the sole arbiters to oversee the new situation, but since no one really wanted this \u2013 except the Russians themselves \u2013 an alternative has unexpectedly emerged, with the EU playing an increasingly important role as mediator and facilitator, working with the sides towards a comprehensive peace.\r\n\r\nWhilst the war decided some issues, many details remain unresolved, and as Armenia and Azerbaijan tiptoe into a peace process these issues are coming to the fore.\r\n\r\nOver the course of the last few days, commonspace.eu ran three op-eds dealing with some of these issues written by Benyamin Poghosyan who addressed the issue of peacekeeping, Kamal Makili-Aliyev who wrote about autonomy status as a way of resolving outstanding issues, and Vasif Husseynov who dealt with the geo-strategic context of the peace process. They touched very important issues at the heart of the current debates.\u00a0Armenian-Azerbaijani relations are a tangled tale, burdened with the baggage of history, traumatised by the blood of thousands who died in the conflict over decades, and poisoned by toxic propaganda that keeps coming out from both sides despite the diplomatic moves towards peace. Unpacking all this will take time. Building enough trust and confidence to move forward will take longer. But the journey has started, and despite all the spoilers, even the end is now in sight.\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-authors\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-wrapper \u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-image\u0022\n style=\u0022background-image: url(\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/author\/public\/2021-05\/icon_commonspace%20FC%404x.png?itok=2fcfkHie);\u0022\n \u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-name\u0022\u003Ecommonspace.eu editorial team\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-teaser col-md-4\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-history-node-id=\u002211343\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/europeans-must-recognise-challenges-ahead-and-prepare-them\u0022 typeof=\u0022schema:Article\u0022 class=\u0022node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 content=\u0022Europeans must recognise the challenges ahead, and prepare for them\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:interactionCount\u0022 content=\u0022UserComments:0\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image-wrapper\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top latest-news-label\u0022\u003EEditor\u0027s choice\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022need-to-login\u0022\u003EThis is a members\u2019 functionality. Please \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/user\/register\u0022\u003ESign up\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022#\u0022 class=\u0022share-icon icon-save show-popup\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-type\u0022\u003ECommentary\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/europeans-must-recognise-challenges-ahead-and-prepare-them\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg class=\u0022article-image-src\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.commonspace.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/normal_teaser\/public\/2022-04\/Stop%20Putin.jpg?itok=ou_prgu5\u0022 alt=\u0022Europeans must recognise the challenges ahead, and prepare for them\u0022\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-content\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top trending-label\u0022\u003ETrending\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cul class=\u0022categories\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/theme\/conflict-and-peace\u0022\u003EConflict and Peace\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/region\/eu-plus\u0022\u003EEU plus\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003C\/ul\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/europeans-must-recognise-challenges-ahead-and-prepare-them\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 class=\u0022field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\u0022\u003EEuropeans must recognise the challenges ahead, and prepare for them\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-date\u0022\u003E12 April 2022\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-summary\u0022\u003EThe international community, and particularly the European Union -\u00a0 because this remains first and foremost a European problem - has to prepare itself for three huge challenges ahead: rebuilding and embracing Ukraine; rebuilding European security in a way that it can deal with a Russian threat in the future; and determining how to deal with a wounded and weakened Russia which in the short term can be even more dangerous.\r\nAll European, from the leaders at the top, to the citizens at the grass roots must accept the truth as it is: there is now a new reality which requires a different response; there is a huge cost, which all Europeans will be expected to pay; there are risks and dangers that we all thought were buried in the past, which now need to be prepared for. Europe has the strength and the resilience, the resources and the capacities, necessary to deal with these challenges as long as the enormity of the current and emerging situation is well understood, and properly addressed.\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-authors\u0022\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-teaser col-md-4\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-history-node-id=\u002211220\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/bad-day-un-russia-vetoes-security-council-resolution-china-india-and-uae-abstain\u0022 typeof=\u0022schema:Article\u0022 class=\u0022node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 content=\u0022A bad day for UN as Russia vetoes Security Council resolution; China, India and UAE abstain\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:interactionCount\u0022 content=\u0022UserComments:0\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image-wrapper\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top latest-news-label\u0022\u003EEditor\u0027s choice\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022need-to-login\u0022\u003EThis is a members\u2019 functionality. Please \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/user\/register\u0022\u003ESign up\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022#\u0022 class=\u0022share-icon icon-save show-popup\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-type\u0022\u003ECommentary\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/bad-day-un-russia-vetoes-security-council-resolution-china-india-and-uae-abstain\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg class=\u0022article-image-src\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.commonspace.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/normal_teaser\/public\/2022-02\/Russia%20vetoes%20the%20Ukraine%20resolution%20at%20the%20UNSC.jpeg?itok=68KPCvkK\u0022 alt=\u0022A bad day for UN as Russia vetoes Security Council resolution; China, India and UAE abstain\u0022\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-content\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top trending-label\u0022\u003ETrending\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cul class=\u0022categories\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/theme\/conflict-and-peace\u0022\u003EConflict and Peace\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/theme\/diplomacy\u0022\u003EDiplomacy\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/region\/global\u0022\u003EGlobal\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/region\/russia\u0022\u003ERussia\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003C\/ul\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/bad-day-un-russia-vetoes-security-council-resolution-china-india-and-uae-abstain\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 class=\u0022field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\u0022\u003EA bad day for UN as Russia vetoes Security Council resolution; China, India and UAE abstain\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-date\u0022\u003E26 February 2022\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-summary\u0022\u003EFor those who are believers in multilateralism and a rules based international system last night\u0026#039;s developments in the UN Security Council were a dark and disappointing moment. The Council considered a resolution put forward by more than sixty UN member states, which strongly condemned Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine and called on Moscow to withdraw its troops immediately and provide safe access for humanitarian relief work. Russia, which has veto power as one of five permanent members of the council, voted against it and vetoed it as was expected. Eleven countries voted in favour. There was disappointment that three countries - China, India and UAE - abstained.\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-authors\u0022\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-teaser col-md-4\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-history-node-id=\u002211187\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/sight-refugees-their-own-continent-unsettles-europeans\u0022 typeof=\u0022schema:Article\u0022 class=\u0022node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 content=\u0022The sight of refugees on their own continent unsettles Europeans\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:interactionCount\u0022 content=\u0022UserComments:0\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image-wrapper\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top latest-news-label\u0022\u003EEditor\u0027s choice\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022need-to-login\u0022\u003EThis is a members\u2019 functionality. 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Within the EU, a younger generation brought up in an era of peace and relative prosperity is struggling to understand the news coming out of Ukraine, and the human tragedy that is about to unfold unless there is some last minute diplomatic breakthrough. Indeed, for Europeans, Ukraine is the wake-up call they had hoped they would never get again.\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-authors\u0022\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-teaser col-md-4\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-history-node-id=\u002210983\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/editorial\/editorial-comment-important-week-strategic-compass-security-and-defence-european-union\u0022 typeof=\u0022schema:Article\u0022 class=\u0022node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 content=\u0022Commentary: Important moment for Europe\u0026#039;s \u0026quot;Strategic Compass for security and defence\u0026quot; \u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:interactionCount\u0022 content=\u0022UserComments:0\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image-wrapper\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top latest-news-label\u0022\u003EEditor\u0027s choice\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022need-to-login\u0022\u003EThis is a members\u2019 functionality. Please \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/user\/register\u0022\u003ESign up\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022#\u0022 class=\u0022share-icon icon-save show-popup\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-type\u0022\u003ECommentary\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/editorial\/editorial-comment-important-week-strategic-compass-security-and-defence-european-union\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg class=\u0022article-image-src\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.commonspace.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/normal_teaser\/public\/2021-11\/808x511_cmsv2_710fb61a-4aa6-5666-baf4-fb2fda6d78be-6232366.jpg?itok=wTn85mB3\u0022 alt=\u0022Commentary: Important moment for Europe\u0026#039;s \u0026quot;Strategic Compass for security and defence\u0026quot; \u0022\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-content\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top trending-label\u0022\u003ETrending\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cul class=\u0022categories\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/theme\/defence\u0022\u003EDefence\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/theme\/diplomacy\u0022\u003EDiplomacy\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/theme\/geostrategic-europe\u0022\u003EGeostrategic Europe\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca\n href=\u0022\/index.php\/region\/eu-plus\u0022\u003EEU plus\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003C\/ul\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/editorial\/editorial-comment-important-week-strategic-compass-security-and-defence-european-union\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 class=\u0022field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\u0022\u003ECommentary: Important moment for Europe\u0026#039;s \u0026quot;Strategic Compass for security and defence\u0026quot; \u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-date\u0022\u003E21 November 2021\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-summary\u0022\u003EThe \u0026quot;Strategic Compass\u0026quot; is designed to answer three questions: Which challenges and threats does Europe face? How can the EU better pool its assets and manage them effectively? And what is the best way to project Europe\u0026#039;s influence both as a regional and global actor\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-authors\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-wrapper from-cs\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-image\u0022\n style=\u0022background-image: url(\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/author\/public\/2023-09\/IMG_5218-removebg-preview.png?itok=tvT9yqUO);\u0022\n \u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-name\u0022\u003EMaximiliaan van Lange\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-teaser col-md-4\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-history-node-id=\u002210952\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022 about=\u0022\/index.php\/commentary\/commentary-debate-about-corridors-war-not-based-reality\u0022 typeof=\u0022schema:Article\u0022 class=\u0022node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:name\u0022 content=\u0022Commentary: The debate about the \u201cCorridors War\u201d is not based on reality\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan property=\u0022schema:interactionCount\u0022 content=\u0022UserComments:0\u0022 class=\u0022rdf-meta hidden\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-image-wrapper\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022colored-label label-blue label-top latest-news-label\u0022\u003EEditor\u0027s choice\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022need-to-login\u0022\u003EThis is a members\u2019 functionality. 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In reality the options are rather limited, argues Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed.\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022article-authors\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-wrapper from-cs\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-image\u0022\n style=\u0022background-image: url(\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/author\/public\/2021-03\/PPPPP-2-removebg-preview.png?itok=3Ot3NELF);\u0022\n \u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022author-name\u0022\u003EBenyamin Poghosyan\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cnav class=\u0022pager\u0022 role=\u0022navigation\u0022 aria-labelledby=\u0022pagination-heading\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ch4 id=\u0022pagination-heading\u0022 class=\u0022visually-hidden\u0022\u003EPagination\u003C\/h4\u003E\n \u003Cul class=\u0022pager__items js-pager__items\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cli class=\u0022pager__item pager__item--first\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/ajax\/load-teasers\/article\/12\/3\/4?page=%2C%2C%2C%2C0\u0022 title=\u0022Go to first page\u0022 class=\u0022use-ajax\u0022 data-test=\u0022test\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022visually-hidden\u0022\u003EFirst page\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u00ab\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli class=\u0022pager__item pager__item--previous\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/ajax\/load-teasers\/article\/12\/3\/4?page=%2C%2C%2C%2C2\u0022 title=\u0022Go to previous page\u0022 rel=\u0022prev\u0022 class=\u0022use-ajax\u0022 data-test=\u0022test\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022visually-hidden\u0022\u003EPrevious page\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u2039\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli class=\u0022pager__item pager__item--ellipsis\u0022 role=\u0022presentation\u0022\u003E\u0026hellip;\u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli class=\u0022pager__item\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/ajax\/load-teasers\/article\/12\/3\/4?page=%2C%2C%2C%2C1\u0022 title=\u0022Go to page 2\u0022 class=\u0022use-ajax\u0022 data-test=\u0022test\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022visually-hidden\u0022\u003E\n Page\n \u003C\/span\u003E2\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli class=\u0022pager__item\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/ajax\/load-teasers\/article\/12\/3\/4?page=%2C%2C%2C%2C2\u0022 title=\u0022Go to page 3\u0022 class=\u0022use-ajax\u0022 data-test=\u0022test\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022visually-hidden\u0022\u003E\n Page\n \u003C\/span\u003E3\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli class=\u0022pager__item is-active\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/ajax\/load-teasers\/article\/12\/3\/4?page=%2C%2C%2C%2C3\u0022 title=\u0022Current page\u0022 class=\u0022use-ajax\u0022 data-test=\u0022test\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022visually-hidden\u0022\u003E\n Current page\n \u003C\/span\u003E4\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli class=\u0022pager__item\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/ajax\/load-teasers\/article\/12\/3\/4?page=%2C%2C%2C%2C4\u0022 title=\u0022Go to page 5\u0022 class=\u0022use-ajax\u0022 data-test=\u0022test\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022visually-hidden\u0022\u003E\n Page\n \u003C\/span\u003E5\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli class=\u0022pager__item\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/ajax\/load-teasers\/article\/12\/3\/4?page=%2C%2C%2C%2C5\u0022 title=\u0022Go to page 6\u0022 class=\u0022use-ajax\u0022 data-test=\u0022test\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022visually-hidden\u0022\u003E\n Page\n \u003C\/span\u003E6\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli class=\u0022pager__item pager__item--ellipsis\u0022 role=\u0022presentation\u0022\u003E\u0026hellip;\u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli class=\u0022pager__item pager__item--next\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/ajax\/load-teasers\/article\/12\/3\/4?page=%2C%2C%2C%2C4\u0022 title=\u0022Go to next page\u0022 rel=\u0022next\u0022 class=\u0022use-ajax\u0022 data-test=\u0022test\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022visually-hidden\u0022\u003ENext page\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u203a\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003Cli class=\u0022pager__item pager__item--last\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/index.php\/ajax\/load-teasers\/article\/12\/3\/4?page=%2C%2C%2C%2C50\u0022 title=\u0022Go to last page\u0022 class=\u0022use-ajax\u0022 data-test=\u0022test\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022visually-hidden\u0022\u003ELast page\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u00bb\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/li\u003E\n \u003C\/ul\u003E\n \u003C\/nav\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null}]