Faster – lower – stronger: the policies of Fico’s fourth government in Slovakia | OSW Centre for Eastern Studies
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Faster – lower – stronger: the policies of Fico’s fourth government in Slovakia | OSW Centre for Eastern Studies
Summary:
- The article analyzes Robert Fico’s fourth Slovak government and its foreign policy posture. It highlights a pragmatic, four-direction diplomacy aimed at balancing relations with the EU/NATO and partners outside the West, notably Russia and China, while pursuing national interests in investment and energy.
- Slovakia’s EU/NATO stance is ambivalent: Fico refrains from challenging membership, yet frequently questions Brussels, risking marginalisation within the EU des
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