three crises, each quite distinct in its origins, but whose consequences are intertwined, writes Valdai

On October 3, 2016, the Valdai Discussion Club will present a Valdai Paper titled "The EU's Crises

Thursday to discuss international crises and European issues, days before elections that will determine

to illegally cross its borders into EU states Poland and Lithuania. The bloc has been deeply divided

Afghanistan.EU efforts to create a rapid reaction force have been paralysed for more than a decade despite the

France's President Emmanuel Macron, right, welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel prior to a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on Sept.... Key topics include the diplomatic and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the fight against Islamic extremists in Africa's Sahel region and European Union affairs, both leaders said before their meeting, to be followed by a working dinner.... Although Germany will be putting together a new government after the election," we want to make everything po

The EU’s failure to prevent and manage crises does not only concern crises outside of the Union’s

While world attention has focused on a surge in refugees fleeing conflicts in the Middle East, the crisis in Europe is less one of refugees and migrants but more of governance. The perception and reality of crisis are deepening in many countries worldwide.

British gasoline stations running dry, surging power costs in the European Union ahead of winter, forced restrictions on energy use in China and rising oil, natural gas and coal prices. You could be forgiven for thinking the world had suddenly been hit by an energy shortage, but you would be mostly wrong. While the squeezes slamming consumers and businesses is acute, the disruptions have less in common than you may think. Uniting them is an energy demand rebound from lows hit in depths of the co

level of countries, the response to crises tends to exhibit greater innovation in cases when the