With the inclusion of Sweden and Finland and Erdogan's more recent political turns in Turkey, NATO is preparing to close the anti-Russian cordon from Baltic to Black Sea: a geopolitical move rooted in the political and historical realities of the territories involved.
The event sets a precedent: no one wants to cross the red line that could lead to the disaster of a world war. Once the actors actually saw the ball rolling on the tilted plane, they realized that it needed to be stopped by throwing water on the fire.
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tehran on Tuesday for talks with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts on key issues affecting the region. The three regional powers have a complex relationship of shared interests and contrasts.
The war between Russia and Ukraine is entering its third month of fighting with the situation on the ground still very uncertain. How will it continue? Is there a danger of widening? What will be the impact on Italians?
There are 100 billion cubic meters of gas that the EU no longer intends to import from Russia, already by 2023. Even in the most optimistic estimates, there is still a deficit of at least 60 billion cubic meters of gas.
Just supplying weapons to Ukraine, without making an effort to find a dialogue or a diplomatic encounter, leads nowhere. Italy should not be subject to others' decisions, but should assert its reasons.
Daniele Scalea, President of Centro Studi Machiavelli, has been interviewed by Gianluca Fabi on Radio Cusano Campus. Scalea discusses the historical attitude of NATO towards Russia and the possible evolutions of the conflict in Ukraine.
The war between Russia and Ukraine is entering its third month of fighting with a situation on the ground still very uncertain. The European Union and NATO are committed to support Kiev with the supply of weapons and the imposition of sanctions on Moscow, which are of particular concern to those countries - like Italy - more dependent on imports of Russian gas and oil.
Three experts renowned internationally discussed for Centro Studi Machiavelli how the Russian-Ukrainian war will proceed and what the consequences will be for Europe and America.
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