China’s Iranian Oil Dilemma

Posted January 26, 2012   By Philip Andrews-Speed

China is not only a major strategic ally of Iran but it also relies on Iran for oil imports. In the face of US sanctions, China is likely to find a middle way involving some reduction of oil imports from Iran but not a complete cessation.

China’s oil and gas relations with Iran

Good Cop or Bad Cop? Russian Foreign Policy in the New Putin Era

Event date
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 12:00 - 13:30

On Wednesday, January 25, 2012, the Transatlantic Academy hosted a seminar at the German Marshall Fund on Russia’s new foreign policy. The event featured a presentation by Volkswagen Foundation Visiting Fellow András Rácz, and commentary by Ivan Vejvoda, GMF’s Vice President of Programs.

Moment of Grace, or Coup de Grâce? A Realist View on Hungary

Posted January 24, 2012   By András Rácz

In his Transatlatlantic Take on 20 January Pavol Demeš argued that though Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban should be aware that he cannot ‘continue bluffing the United States and the European Union forever,’ he is unlikely to ‘reset his policies any time soon.’ In fact he is doing just that, although not fully voluntarily.