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Posts by Jens Bastian
China’s Footprint in Southeast Europe: Constructing the "Balkan Silk Road"
This is the second of three articles in which the author will analyze China’s investment, lending and infrastructure initiatives in Southeast Europe for Macropolis.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (281), Economy (326)
China's footprint in Southeast Europe: Constructing the "Balkan Silk Road"
President Xi Jinping’s “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) was officially launched in 2013. It is a Eurasian grand strategy that seeks to expand and secure maritime routes and road infrastructure networks for China from Asia across Africa to the Middle East and Europe
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (281), Economy (326), Greece (493)
No fear of the bear? Bilateral economic relations between Germany and Russia
Germany's economic interests in Russia are significant before and despite the sanctions regime which is in place since Spring 2014. Investments in and German exports to Russia have largely withstood the tense political climate between Berlin and Moscow after the illegal annexation of Crimea and Russia’s military involvement in eastern Ukraine.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (281), Politics (384), Economy (326)
Shaping the post-programme narrative in Greece
The outcome of the constitutional referendum in Italy and the resignation of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi overshadowed last week’s Eurogroup meeting on Greece.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (281), Economy (326), Greece (493)
Presidential shuttle diplomacy between Athens and Berlin
Departing for Berlin last week on the second leg of his last foreign trip in office, US President Barack Obama carried various policy messages for German Chancellor Angela Merkel in his hand luggage.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (281), Economy (326), Greece (493)