On Crimea
At the end of March 2019, 20 people were detained in Crimea on one day, with 23 people arrested in total.[1] These were Crimean Muslims accused of participating in the…
Articles, Briefings and Essays
The views expressed in the articles are those of each respective author and do not necessarily reflect the views or position of the Foreign Policy Centre.
Education and Information – the golden passport for young Transnistrians
Imagine that you are young, hardworking and have just been accepted to one of the best universities in Europe, you even got a scholarship that covers your expenses, but your…
Conclusions and Recommendations
This collection of essays has sought to provide a platform for a range of different views about some of the most challenging debates in human rights and peace building. It…
FPC Briefing: Rethinking ‘Wider Europe’ in Times of Liberal Crisis
Introduction During much of the preceding decade wider Europe’s strategic landscape, from the Atlantic-to-the-Urals, has been marked by two interrelated phenomena. On the one hand, the continent has seen a…
FPC Briefing: In Defence of Multilateralism
Brexit is an attempt to tackle domestic problems by altering our relationship with our European neighbours. Some feel that this is doomed to fail because our economy and security is…
Seizure of Stena Imperio by Iran raises questions about legality of Gibraltar’s detention of Grace 1
The seizure of U.K. flagged tanker Stena Imperio by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps in the Strait of Hormuz in apparent retaliation for Gibraltar’s detention of Grace 1 has unsurprisingly…
Spotlight on Turkmenistan: Executive Summary
Turkmenistan is a country often overlooked on the world stage. When attention is paid the focus tends to be either on the size of its bountiful gas reserves or on…
Introduction: Putting the spotlight on Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is a country often overlooked and one that has often courted its own isolation. When international attention is paid the focus tends to be either on the size of…
Food lines in a land of marble
On June 5th 2019 in Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat, dozens of people lined up outside a state store where they heard there was sugar for sale.[1] Four years ago, there were…
A complex and opaque destination for investment
Turkmenistan is a complex and opaque destination for investment. The business climate is characterised by structural economic problems and general economic mismanagement, with the prioritisation of vanity projects over core…