EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Russo-Ukrainian conflict has given us the best evidence to not only affirm reality and consolidate the presence of hypotheses around cyber warfare; on the contrary, it has opened our eyes to new avenues of research and analysis on thematic news in the cyber world. Since the beginning of the conflict, cyberattacks against the objectives and vital interests of the belligerents…

Earlier this week, American media had reported that U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, had led the creation of a new framework to guide U.S.-Russian relations during the Trump administration. Although the document remains classified, it is comprised of three narrow pillars intended to foster a constructive relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin on a limited set of issues.…

On September 7, Evgheny Shevchuk, president of the separatist republic of Transnistria, announced by presidential decree that he will move to enact a 2006 referendum in which 97% of the population of the breakaway territory opted for unification with Russia (Radio Liberty Radio Free Europe, 9 September 2016). As a first measure, this implies aligning the Transnistrian legal system with Russian legislation.…

Executive Summar “Principled pragmatism” is a new EU foreign policy concept outlined in the EU Global Strategy launched in June 2016. It signals that the EU must adapt to a “rapidly changing environment”, and insert a dose of political realism in its foreign policy while continuing to uphold its principles. However, principled pragmatism does not tell us whether EU values enshrined…

Executive Summary Last month, the European Union (EU)’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR), Federica Mogherini, officially released the Global Strategy for the EU's Foreign and Security Policy. The document which aims at understanding the EU’s environment presents a revised comprehensive foreign and security policy for a stronger and more efficient Union.…

Introduction The nuclear agreement between the West and Iran will alter relations between Russia and the Caucasus. In this paper the role of Armenia will be highlighted. Armenia is geo-strategically key. The country is a transit hub for Iranian oil and gas towards the West. Although, such a scenario will hardly be accepted by Russia, whose interest is to keep Yerevan under its control. Any collaboration…