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May 11, 2021 Special Dispatch No. 9328 TASS Analysis Shows That Russia Is Playing Second Fiddle To China In Traditional Ally Serbia May 11, 2021 In the Russian pro-government press' normally rosy descriptions of Sino-Russian relations, one nettlesome topic frequently comes up – Chinese economic penetration of other countries and particularly countries where Russia occupied a strong position. Pavel Bushuev, TASS' Belgrade correspondent, in an analysis of the situation in Serbia compares the relative economic positions of China and Russia. He concludes that China is clearly outpacing Russi...

We Europeans take water for granted. Barring the occasional ban on using hosepipes during heatwaves, we use as much water as we like, when we like. It won’t be like that for much longer. Climate change has already forced many cities in Europe to drill even deeper for groundwater. Within the next decade, Europeans are likely to face the twin dilemmas of either too much or not enough water, as both droughts and floods become more frequent and extreme. As with other precious commodities, the question of access to this water will become intensely political. By and large, policymakers are yet to...

As Bulgarians gear up for a general election on Sunday (4 April), the crucial issue – or risk, for some – is whether Boyko Borissov, who has run the poorest EU country with small interruptions since 2009, will get another mandate. During the whole of last summer, the streets of Sofia and other big cities were blocked by protesters demanding the resignation of Borissov and the Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev, seen as Borissov’s hand-picked gatekeeper of a corrupt status quo. But those who thought Borissov was done were naïve. He has a natural instinct for survival and for communication. He...

The ramifications of letting the Kremlin advance in the regions at the southeastern fringes of Europe may be subtle, but they are also wide-ranging and dangerous.

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