Europe face strategic weaknesses in 5 major regions: Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, the middle east, Africa and the Arctic. Here is how the EU is facing these geopolitics challenges.

The recent situation in Ukraine has shown all the problem inside the European Union external strategy, perhaps marking a watershed in its members geopolitical agenda. In this video we analyze how Ukraine is important in showing Europe's weaknesses not only in Eastern Europe, but also in the Caucasus, Africa and the Arctic, where the EU is facing major challenges from countries like China and Russia.

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Table of content:

00:00 Europe's Strategic Weaknesses
00:45 Conflict of Nations Sponsor
01:54 Europe's Main Geopolitical Weaknesses in Continental Europe
05:00 Eastern Europe strategic value for the EU and Russia
08:39 European Union Interests in the Caucasus
10:16 Europe in the Caucasus
11:01 The Importance of Central Asian Fossil Fuels
15:09 Europe interests in Africa
20:24 Europe in the Arctic
24:58 Europe 5 main areas of in

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Check my previous videos:

Australia's Maritime Strategy:    • Australia Maritime Strategy  

Strategic Importance of Afghanistan:    • Why is Afghanistan so Strategic?  

The Malacca Dilemma:    • China's weakness: the Malacca Strait  

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