European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is set to offer his vision in a State of the Union speech Wednesday morning in Strasbourg. EU leaders — apart from Britain’s Theresa May — will meet Friday in Bratislava to kick around ideason how the bloc can function better in a post-Brexit world.
Both events will be watched closely for signs of how Europe’s political leaders hope to change the currently prevalent EU narrative of a union struggling in the face of economic and social crises, rising isolationism and populism, and the ever-present threat of terrorism.
France's Strategic Shift: Recognizing Moroccan Sovereignty over Western Sahara
The decades-old dispute over Western Sahara took a significant turn on July 30th when French President Emmanuel Macron declared Morocco’s autonomy plan as the “only basis” for resolving the conflict.
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Beneath the ambitious and multi-dimensional reforms it has undertaken in recent years, Uzbekistan is rapidly becoming an important Central Asian middle power
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Antić for the South China Morning Post: "Western concerns about SCO must be allayed. Kazakhstan can help"
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) held its annual summit on July 4 in Astana, the capital of this year’s chair Kazakhstan.
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