Page 3 - BNE_magazine_11_2020

bne November 2020 Contents I 3
29
38
42
56
COVER FEATURE
34 A history of Russian crises
CENTRAL EUROPE
38 Poland pledges bold move away from coal
EASTERN EUROPE
46 The Belarusian Banshees 48 Navalny’s smart voting
scores rare successes in Russia’s regional elections
50 Ukraine’s partners worried about deteriorating commitment of Zelenskiy administration to judicial reform
EURASIA
52 Saakashvili returning to fray in Georgian general election defying critics who see move as own goal
54 Major fighting erupts between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh
55 Kazakhstan slaps foreign bank account ban on officials
OPINION
56 Whatever is happening to Putin?
58 Belarus – out of the frying pan and into the “Rublezone”
61 The Tajik election – Stick not twist for Moscow
64 Turkmenistan: They call me Mr. Boombastic
39 A new growth area in a clean new world
40 Political rift causes Europe’s top acoustic piano producer to lose Chinese contract
41 Hungary’s culture war escalates as students defy government-appointed leadership at Budapest's SZFE universityn countering Chinese influence
SOUTHEAST EUROPE
42 Serbia and Kosovo sign “historic” economic deal in Washington
43 EU’s relationship with Turkey has reached “watershed moment” says foreign policy chief Borrell
44 Croatian officials slam MEP’s watermelon protest as “security threat”
45 EU under pressure to intervene as Bulgarian protests enter third month
NEW EUROPE IN NUMBERS
67 Lawmakers’ promises, one year later
64