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LINKS Europe publishes next issue of South Caucasus Landmine Observer newsletter
12 May 2025
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New Pope, new Chancellor, same old Trump
12 May 2025
The Catholic Church has a new leader. Robert Prevost was not discussed by the media before being announced as the new Pope on Friday. He will follow the Church’s mantra, that has served it well over two thousand years, to be as flexible as necessary and as rigid as possible Europe has fresh energy in the person of the new German chancellor, Friedrich Merz. Despite the wobbly start in the German Parliament, Merz in the four days after his swearing-in met key European leaders, and laid the basis for his Chancellorship. Meanwhile, Donald Trump statements continue to hanker for the past. His call for the re-opening of the prison on Alcatraz is a case in point. Trump marks the end of the “American era”. The US will remain a rich and powerful country, but its global role will be much diminished.
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From Bethlehem to Rome, subdued Christmas celebrations amidst pandemic lockdown
25 December 2020
Bethlehem on Thursday ushered in Christmas Eve with a stream of joyous marching bands and the triumphant arrival of the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, but few people were there to greet them as the coronavirus pandemic and a strict lockdown dampened celebrations in the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
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GEU Podcast: What's going on with the OSCE? – with Dr Walter Kemp
17 December 2020
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) was established in the 1990s as a multilateral security organisation for Europe and Eurasia. Following an organisational crisis this year, Will Murray speaks to Dr Walter Kemp about the organisation's history and approach to security, and what can be done to ensure its effectiveness going forward.
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OSCE Foreign Ministers meeting will try to bring the organisation back from the brink
3 December 2020
Watch live stream of the OSCE Ministerial Council being held on 3 and 4 December 2020 under the chairmanship of the Albanian Chairmanship-in-office.
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NATO concerned with Russian actions, but will pursue both deterrence and dialogue
2 December 2020
"We are adapting NATO’s deterrence posture to address Russia’s destabilising actions", NATO's Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg said in comments to the media after the first day of the meeting of the North Atlantic Council
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NATO Ministers will discuss increased Russian presence, including in Nagorno-Karabakh
30 November 2020
Speaking at a press briefing on Monday ahead of the meeting NATO's Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg said Ministers will address Russia military build-up around the Alliance including in Belarus and Nagorno-Karabakh, and what more should be done to respond to Russia’s growing military activity.
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GEU Podcast: How to deal with China? – with Ardi Bouwers
26 November 2020
It's becoming increasingly clear that China is too big to ignore, but how should the EU manage its relationship with this emerging superpower? In this week’s Global Europe Unpacked podcast, Will Murray speaks to sinologist Ardi Bouwers about why a collective EU strategy on China may be necessary.