1.LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton SE (France) (11)

1. Louis Vuitton
2. Christian Dior Couture
3. Fendi
4. Bulgari
5. Loro Piana
6. Emilio Pucci
7. Acqua di Parma
8. Loewe
9. Marc Jacobs
10. TAG Heuer
11. Benefit Cosmetics

2.KERING (France) (9)

CHINESE EXPORTS TO AFRICA

% of Chinese Exports to Africa (2019)

1. South Africa: 14.6%
2. Nigeria: 14.6%
3. Egypt: 10.7%
4. Algeria: 6.1%
5. Kenya: 4.3%
6. Ghana: 4.3%

CHINESE IMPORTS FROM AFRICA

% of Chinese Imports from Africa (2019)

1. Angola: 29.8%
2. South Africa: 12.1%
3. Republic of Congo: 7.5%
4. DRC: 6.2%
5. Libya: 6.0%
6. Gabon: 5.9%

MAIN RECIPENTS OF CHINESE FDI (2019)

% of Chinese FDI in Africa

Russia remains determined to preserve its special relationship with Serbia despite its confrontation with Europe over the war in Ukraine. The presidents of the two countries reached a gas agreement that secured Serbia another three years of Russian gas at a price several times lower than the current one in the EU.

Increasingly the war in Ukraine has left Victor Orban isolated in Europe. Orban, as the EU's longest-serving current head of government, has become one of the heroes of the populist far right across the world. Erstwhile European partners have condemned Orban's reluctance to take action against Russia or even critizise Russian aggression in Ukraine. He did reluctantly go along with EU sanctions on Russia, but refused to extend them to Russian oil and gas. Orban has also declared that Hungary would pay for Russian gas in rubles, as Putin has demanded.

Author: Paweł Musiałek 

The war in Ukraine has caused major political repercussions in Central Europe, with relations in the Visegrad Group (V4) turned upside down. Poland’s relationship with Hungary has turned frosty, while never before has it been as close to the Czech Republic and Slovakia. .

The Polish-Hungarian alliance as the foundation of the V4

The European Commission proposed that the 27 EU member states each cut their gas use by 15% from August 2022 to March 2023. The target would be voluntary, but the Commission could make it binding in a gas supply emergency. The main goal is saving 45 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas needed to weather a colder-than-average winter in case deliveries from Russia's Gazprom cease.

Albania

1. Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS)  

Belgium

1. EGMONT - The Royal Institute for International Relations  
2. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Europe Center
3. International Crisis Group (ICG)  

Czech Republic

1. Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI)
2. Institute for International Relations (IIR)  
3. EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy  

Denmark

Full Democracies

1. Costa Rica
2. Uruguay

Flawed Democracies

1. Argentina
2. Brazil
3. Chile
4. Colombia
5. Dominican Republic
6. Guyana
7. Jamaica
8. Panama
9. Peru
10. Suriname
11. Trinidad and Tobago 

Hybrid Regimes

1. Bolivia
2. Ecuador
3. El Salvador
4. Guatemala
5. Honduras
6. Mexico
7. Paraguay

Authoritarian Regimes

Full Democracies

Full Democracies are nations where civil liberties and fundamental political freedoms are not only respected but also reinforced by a political culture conducive to the thriving of democratic principles. These nations have a valid system of governmental checks and balances, an independent judiciary whose decisions are enforced, governments that function adequately, and diverse and independent media. These nations have only limited problems in democratic functioning.

Western Aligned-Democracies