Year: 2023

Velina Tchakarova was quoted by BNE Intelligence. “Ever since Russia's emergence as a significant player on the world stage, underscored by its military interventions in Georgia (2008), Ukraine (2014), and Syria (2015), it has been re-establishing old Soviet channels of influence in Africa as part of a strategy for vertical…

Geopolitical tensions affect the global oil market. Russian oil exports fell by 260 thousand barrels per day in May (2023). China and India account for no less than 56% of all Russian exports. Chinese crude oil imports reached 11.4 million barrels per day. The Russian oil market has been greatly…

This month, Germany unveiled its much-awaited China strategy aimed at recalibrating ties with its top trading partner. The strategy highlights the need for Germany to reduce its economic dependence on China, particularly in critical sectors, and ‘de-risk’.

Austria's readiness to participate in NATO's "Sky Shield" air defense alliance against drones and cruise missiles has triggered a new debate on neutrality. Shouldn't solidarity against Putin's Ukraine war and his threats be central to our security? Members of the National Council Petra Bayr (SPÖ), Michel Reimon (Grüne) discuss with…

Velina Tchakarova gave a lecture on Geopolitical Risk Approaches for the 18th Real World Risk Institute’s Mini Certificate in the presence of more than 100 attendees. Velina has been an instructor at RWRI since 2021. The idea is also to revolutionize education by making it closer to the practitioner model.…