
ISTANBUL BLOG: Erdogan spikes Nato accession talks with Sweden and Finland
Turkish leader leaves US and Europe wondering what his price might be for unblocking what was supposed to be a routine process.
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COMMENT: Sanctions are working, but the West risks isolating Russian reformers instead of galvanising them
As the war rages on, more and more Russians report feeling the effects of sanctions. Under pressure to keep up the impressive rate of new sanctions, the West risks isolating liberal reformers from Russia's business community instead of oligarchs.
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NEMETHY: Where are US markets? Where are they heading?
Whereas in previous crises the Fed tried to actively stem crises, currently it seems to be proactively inducing the crisis.
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Just another day in Ukraine's hell
Ukrainian refugees seek shelter from heavy shelling in a school's basement as Russian troops grind ever closer.
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PPF agrees to sell Russian banking assets
Czech financial group finally sells out to a group of investors led by Ivan Tyryshkin, chairman of the fintech SPB Exchange.
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Switzerland inches towards Nato as neutrality is put to the test
The Swiss defence ministry is compiling a report on the options for increasing Swiss security. One possible result is that the country will re-interpret its neutral status and move closer to Nato.
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Nordic Nato accession set to reinforce Baltic states' security
The accession of Finland and Sweden to Nato will transform the picture in the Baltic region but more military deployments are still needed, argue Baltic experts.
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bneGREEN: Serbia’s new era of digital agriculture
Digitisation of agriculture is already helping farmers to respond to climate change and raise production, according to the BioSense Institute in Serbia’s Novi Sad.
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bneGREEN: Climate change, war in Ukraine and rising prices create perfect storm threatening global food security
The war in Ukraine has interrupted grain exports from the country and could create a global food crisis as vulnerable wheat importing countries in Africa and the Middle East face shortages and rising prices.
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