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The Real Threat to the West from Russia and China

Articles / Africa, China, Due Diligence, Europe, Geopolitics, north south trade corridor, Russia / 05/2023 05/2023

If Russia and China successfully expand and develop the North-South trading corridor over the next two years, the impact on the world economy could be huge. It is difficult to estimate accurately how much of the US$94 trillion world economy would be accessible to this newly fortified trading coalition. One thing is certain, however – it …

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Circus of Horrors

Articles / Corruption, Due Diligence, Europe, Hungary, oil and gas, Russia / 11/2022 11/2022

If Vladimir Putin has, throughout the war, been something of a magician – distracting you with the left hand while acting with the right – then Viktor Orban has been its acrobat, walking a thin and very dangerous tightrope between alignment with the EU, on which Hungary remains dependant for financial aid and international prestige, …

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A nightmare on Sadovnicheskaya Street

Articles / China, Due Diligence, Europe, Putin, Russia:Ukraine conflict / 11/2022 11/2022

Eight months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, if you had sat Putin down at the start of the war and offered him Russia’s position as it is now – struggling to hold on to territorial gains in the eastern third of the country, an international pariah as far as diplomatic and economic niceties go, and …

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Belgium and Russia: More than a Mere footnote?

Articles / Belgium, China, Due Diligence, Europe, Russia, Sanctions / 11/2022 11/2022

The death of Russian budget supermarket, Mere, in Belgium, just four months after opening can be read either as a cautionary tale of stunningly misreading the public mood on the part of the owners or a surprise that, given the strength of public feeling across Europe to Russian business, it took so long. Either way, …

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Erdogan and Turkey: Far from a fairy tale?

Articles / China, Due Diligence, Erdogan, Europe, Russia, Turkey / 11/2022 11/2022

Amid the war in Ukraine, and the general global climate of instability, it is easy to forget that not so long ago, a military coup was attempted on the edges of Europe. In 2016, a group of elites in Turkey tried to overthrow the Erdogan government on the basis that its retreat from secularism and …

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Victor Orban: the Kremlin’s Trojan Horse?

Articles / Corruption, Due Diligence, Europe, Hungary, Kremlin, Putin, Victor Orban / 10/2022 11/2022

Looking at the current Europe of the world should leave one in trepidation about the continent in the years to come. Because of the actions of one man with an extraordinary Napoleon complex, Russia is now a social pariah and has plunged Europe into an energy and cost of living crisis. Very few countries outwardly …

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France: Liberty, Equality, Inadequacy?

Articles, Russia Ukraine Conflict / DueDiligence, Europe, France, Macron, Russia:Ukraine conflict / 07/2022 09/2022

How quickly things change in politics. In April, Emanuel Macron was heralded as the latest saviour of Europe, having defeated the far-right challenge of Marine Le Pen for a second time and promising to remain leader of the fight against Putin – a statesman for our times. Now, he has lost control of the French …

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The Real Threat to the West from Russia and China

Circus of Horrors

A nightmare on Sadovnicheskaya Street

Belgium and Russia: More than a Mere footnote?

Erdogan and Turkey: Far from a fairy tale?

Victor Orban: the Kremlin’s Trojan Horse?

France: Liberty, Equality, Inadequacy?

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