Category: World
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The Kremlin’s perception of NATO’s eastward expansion and the war in Ukraine. Did the powers do everything possible to prevent the war?
The following material is mainly based on the views and opinions of the current CIA director William Joseph Burns, as reflected in his book titled “The Back Channel: A Memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case for Its Renewal” as well as on the statements of the Russian senior official Sergei Ivanov who served as…
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Visegrad Four under External Pressures: time to strengthen relations
Photo by: pravda.sk Author: Jozef Hrabina, Chief analyst at the Council of Slovak Exporters Visegrad4 is facing challenging times. Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary are dealing with socio-political realities, issues with broader internationalisation, geopolitical pressures and economic issues related to the supply chains crisis and energy prices crisis. Although the Members of the V4 do share…
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Sino-US rivalry for technological superiority reaches its peak in the semiconductor industry
Photo by: Adobe stock Author: Marián Šeliga The aim of this article is to shed light on the following issues: Semiconductors and the unique role of Taiwanese TSMC in their production. China’s unprecedented progress in semiconductor manufacturing and its attempt to achieve self-sufficiency in chip manufacturing. Creation of the New “Chip 4 Alliance”. The US government’s…
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“Global South” isn’t taking sides in the Ukrainian crisis
Photo taken by Foreign policy Author: Marián Šeliga Introduction: Against the background of the current development of the war in Ukraine and amid the lack of sufficient progress at the negotiating table, we at Globinsider are very pessimistic about the opportunity of reaching a long-term ceasefire or even ending of this conflict. All indications, as…
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The end of diplomacy?
Photo taken by Arabnews Our platform Globinsider has always tried to be as unbiased as possible in analysing the current international issues. In order to provide an in-depth analysis we attach great importance to the facts and the primary sources of information. By doing so we may provide our readers with an opportunity to look…
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Mass hysteria about the “imminent” war on Ukraine. What are the most possible scenarios of the future development in Ukraine?
“Without Ukraine, Russia ceases to be an empire, but with Ukraine suborned and then subordinated, Russia automatically becomes an empire.” Zbigniew Brzezinsky (Photo: The Other Philosopher) The Western media has recently been inundated with publications about the coming war in Ukraine and the inevitable military intervention of Russia in its “Drang nach Westen”. Even respected…
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Does Gazprom still shape the energy policy in Europe?
‘Nordstream 2’ is due to start its operation against the background of the gas deficit in EU countries. China will increase the import of Russian gas via Mongolia. Gazprom¨’s export to China has already passed the estimated export numbers for 2021. Moldova has finally reached an agreement with Gazprom on the prolongation of gas contract…
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