EGF Geopolitical Trends, June-July 2021

Joining the dots and making sense of the key geopolitical developments in Europe, Eurasia and MENA

By George Vlad NICULESCU, Head of Research, European Geopolitical Forum

Key points:

1. Presidents' Biden and Putin summit might move U.S.-Russia confrontation into the next stage.
2. Is the U.S.-Germany deal on Ukraine, European energy security, and climate the "happy end" of Nord Stream 2's geopolitical saga?
3. The Afghan "geopolitical vacuum" is driving Central Asians into finding new geopolitical bearings.