Why the West, especially Europe, needs Russia
After arguing that Russia needs Europe, ELN Research Fellow Joseph Dobbs writes that on a range of regional and international issues, the West also needs Russia.
After arguing that Russia needs Europe, ELN Research Fellow Joseph Dobbs writes that on a range of regional and international issues, the West also needs Russia.
ELN Research Fellow Joseph Dobbs argues that “Greater Asia” will not be a suitable replacement to Moscow for strong relations with the European Union, and that Russia still needs Europe.
Nearly 70 years on from the Marshall Plan, the ELN’s Joseph Dobbs and Ian Kearns argue that a failed-state on Europe’s periphery would strike at the heart of the EU’s raison d’etre, and that the continent must act to save Ukraine’s economy and ensure its stability.
ELN Research Fellow Joseph Dobbs outlines three tests still facing the Russia-China relationship before it can defined as anything other than a marriage of convenience.
ELN Researcher Joseph Dobbs argues that the Ukraine crisis has seriously weakened the Eurasian Economic Union. Externally, China is unlikely to be a steadfast supporter, and the European Union must not engage until there has been a satisfactory resolution to the Ukraine crisis.
With increasingly tense Russia-West relations, Moscow is turning to China for political and economic cover. As the G20 Summit nears, ELN Researcher Joseph Dobbs asks just how strong is Russia’s China card?