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Flashpoints in a Fragmenting Eurasian Landscape
From trade spats to regional strife, Eurasia grapples with mounting pressure on both economic and geopolitical fronts.
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Daniel Balazs
Balancing Acts: EU-China Trade Moves and Italy’s Central Asia Outreach
While the EU and China made cautious strides in trade, fresh tensions emerged over medical devices.
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Cyber Clashes and Tech Ambitions: Europe Responds
From cyber tensions with China to new tech funding and faltering business ties, Europe grapples with security and competitiveness on multiple fronts.
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Daniel Balazs

May 2025

Crossroads of Power: Trade, Tech, and Diplomacy in Eurasia
From G7 diplomacy to EU-China trade moves and tech ambitions, Eurasia’s balance of power is being redrawn in real time.
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Daniel Balazs
Security and Trade: Eurasia's Shifting Fault Lines
From EU sanction plans to China’s plastic tariffs and mineral diplomacy, Eurasia's geopolitical and economic currents surged in the past week.
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Daniel Balazs
Crosscurrents in Eurasia: EU-China Turns 50, President Xi Visits Moscow, and Europe Eyes Lithium Resilience
Amid landmark anniversaries and diplomatic moves, China-Russia ties deepen while the EU pushes for lithium supply chain resilience amid strategic…
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Chip dependency, space vulnerability: Europe's tech dilemmas
EU-China trade strains, espionage concerns, and TikTok’s legal woes are in focus as well.
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Daniel Balazs

April 2025

Shifting Currents: Possible EU-China Sanction Lift, South Asian Tensions, and Huawei Lobbying Restrictions
From EU-China overtures to South Asian volatility, this week underscores Eurasia’s growing role in the global balance of power.
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Daniel Balazs
Bridges and Barriers: Eurasia’s Shifting Alignments
A mixed week across Eurasia with prospects of deeper EU-Asia cooperation overshadowed by geopolitical tensions
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The Eurasian Equation: The EU's role in AI and U.S.-China Trade Tensions
As AI ambitions surge and summit diplomacy unfolds, Europe finds itself balancing between China and the U.S. in a new era of technological and trade…
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Daniel Balazs
New Frontlines: Trade War, Strategic Summits, and Diplomatic Triangles
Trump’s tariff blitz, the EU’s Central Asia play, and a recalibrating Eurasian order
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Daniel Balazs
Tariffs, trade, and strategic resilience: Eurasia at a crossroads
Amid a flurry of EU-China diplomacy, shifting trade policies, and U.S. tariff threats, Eurasia navigates a complex landscape of economic and strategic…
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Daniel Balazs
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