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Russia’s relationships with Europe vary from warm, with trade partners such as Hungary, Serbia, and Slovakia, to the frigid (most of the European Union and the UK). In between are lesser discussed regions in the Balkans with closer historical ties to Moscow than to Brussels. We examine some of these borderline areas and provide analysis and updates where appropriate along the Russia-European axis.

Norway
Featured January 16, 2026

Norway Accounts For 50% Of Russian Wheat Gluten Exports As Russia Proves Far More Competitive Than European Suppliers

Norway imported over US$11 million of wheat gluten from Russia in 2025, making up almost half of Russia’s overseas sales, the Agroexport federal center has said. Norway was followed by Turkiye, which imported over US$3.5 million from Russia, and Saudi Arabia with over US$2.4 million. Russia increased its revenues from wheat gluten exports 2.6-fold to […]

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Greenland
January 13, 2026

Russia’s Designs On Greenland

The future of Greenland has again been placed on the front page news following the success of the United States operation in kidnapping the Venezuelan President, Nicholas Maduro, and forcibly repatriating him to the United States. That brazen operation has a sequel – renewed calls for Greenland to be taken over by the United States […]

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Main Image
January 13, 2026

When Geography Returns To Politics: Atlantic-Centric Global Governance versus Russia’s Pivot to Asia: Analysis

With Washington openly declaring it will seize Greenland “easy or hard,” invoking Russian and Chinese threats to justify what is plainly a territorial grab, Copenhagen responds with cold clarity: Danish forces are ordered to fire first if U.S. troops attempt invasion, signaling that NATO is no shield for American overreach. Greenland’s leaders, backed by Brussels, […]

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Tariffs Main
January 9, 2026

Trump’s 500% Tariffs Against India, China and Brazil, and the Venezuela Oil Issue: Analysis

U.S. President Donald Trump has renewed his threat of imposing punitive tariffs of up to 500% on countries such as India, China, and Brazil that continue to import Russian crude oil. While the announcement has generated immediate political noise, it has thus far resulted in limited economic shockwaves. Trump’s decision to “greenlight” legislation threatening 500% […]

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The Bipolar World
January 6, 2026

The Emergence Of The Bipolar World

The unprovoked United States attacks on Venezuela – in which 40 Venezuelans are estimated to have died in the kidnapping and removal to the United States of the Venezuelan president—have been followed through with what appears could now be a civil war breaking out in the country. Meanwhile, US President Trump has issued ‘warnings’ to […]

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