Tag: Marina Zvonareva

Russian energy market and its future developments. Interview with Marina Zvonareva

Talking about Russia and reading the recent news three topics are really important and fundamental to analyse the country: the energy policy, the geopolitical and security situation and the relations…

5 December 2015 Analysis, Economy

Caso Navalny e sanzioni alla Russia in ottica geopolitica
Le sanzioni imposte dall’Unione Europea alla Russia per il caso Navalny rappresentano una leva geopolitica che Bruxelles vuole giocare nei confronti di Mosca per quel che riguarda il Nord Stream 2 in un periodo di che vede emergere significativi problemi internazionali come la diffusione del Covid-19, le crisi politiche dello spazio post-sovietico e la ripresa di attentati terroristici.
Nagorno-Karabakh: and the winner is… Russia
After over 10 hours the foreign affairs ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia supervised by Russia agreed on the cease-fire which should precede the peace negotiation between Baku and Yerevan on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Both Armenia and Azerbaijan are claiming their ‘victory’ in the conflict, even though in Nagorno-Karabakh the real winner is the Russian Federation.
Political crisis in Kyrgyzstan
The Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan is experiencing a deep political crisis after the recent parliamentary elections. The country lacks clear leadership, the government forbade several people to leave the country, and the Kremlin had described the situation of the former Soviet republic as 'messy and chaotic'.

Terrorist attack in France and the Chechen diaspora in Europe
The recent terrorist attack occurred in France highlights the problem of security and the impact of jihadist propaganda in the Russian language inside the European Union. In fact, Islamic State ideologies and the presence of North Caucasian diaspora in Europe might threaten EU security.
Counter-terrorism in Russia: FSB thwart an attack in Vladikavkaz
The press service of the Russian Federal Security Service reported that security forces prevented a terrorist attack organised by an alleged Islamic State militant. in the city of Vladikavkaz, the capital of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania located in the North Caucasus.
Washington signed a deal with the Taliban, but this is not the end of the war
The US – Taliban deal should be only interpreted as an agreement between Washington and a specific group of Taliban for the safe passage for the US troops withdrawal. The agreement was welcomed as a success in diplomacy although the war in the country cannot be considered over since in Afghanistan several factions of Taliban and different terrorist groups connected to external actors are operating.

Russian energy market and its future developments. Interview with Marina Zvonareva