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Andrew Wilson
Senior Policy Fellow
Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, some Belarusian, conversational French
Areas of Expertise: Ukraine; comparative politics of democratisation in the post-Soviet states; political technology
Andrew Wilson is a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. His topics of focus include Ukraine, comparative politics of democratisation in the post-Soviet states, and political technology
Wilson is Professor in Ukrainian Studies at University College London. His book Ukraine Crisis: What the West Needs to Know was published by Yale in October 2014 in the UK and in November in the USA. He has worked extensively on the comparative politics of the post-Soviet states since 1990. His other books include Belarus: The Last European Dictatorship (2011), The Ukrainians: Unexpected Nation (Third edition, 2009), Ukraine’s Orange Revolution (2005) and Virtual Politics: Faking Democracy in the Post-Soviet World (2005).
Latest from Andrew Wilson
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Policy Brief
Zelensky unchained: What Ukraine’s new political order means for its future
by Joanna Hosa & Andrew Wilson - 25th September, 2019
Shock to the sistema: Ukraine’s youthful new government (Commentary)
Andrew Wilson - 04 September 2019
Will Ukraine's young new leaders begin to reckon with their deep state?
Crimea: Russia’s newest Potemkin Village (Commentary)
Andrew Wilson & Ridvan Bari Urcosta - 30 April 2019
Grand projects funded by Russia can do little to cover up the lopsided and inadequate economy and infrastructure that Crimeans are now living with
Europe’s duty to help protect Crimean Tatars (Commentary)
Andrew Wilson & Ridvan Bari Urcosta - 11 April 2019
Crimean Tatars face increasing repression by Russian authorities, but divisions on cooperation with Moscow or Kiev, as well as internal leadership disputes, have hindered a unified response. Europe must advocate for Crimean Tatars' rights despite these challenges.
Happy Christmas, Ukraine (Commentary)
Andrew Wilson - 09 January 2019
On 7 January, Ukrainians celebrated a double-holiday: Orthodox Christmas and the independence of the Ukrainian Orthodox church
The Sea of Azov: The newest front in the war in Ukraine?
Mark Leonard speaks with Andrew Wilson, Kadri Liik and Nicu Popescu about the Kerch Strait ship capture, what this means and how the international community could react to the latest tensions. The podcast was recorded on 26 November 2018.
Bookshelf:
The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage by Cliff Stoll
Why doctors hate their computers by Atul Gawande
Cyberwar: How Russian Hackers and Trolls Helped Elect a President - What We Don't, Can't, and Do Know by Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Network Propaganda - Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics by Yochai Benkler, Robert Faris, and Hal Roberts
Distant love by Ulrich Beck and Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim
Russia, Ukraine, and the battle for religion (Commentary)
Andrew Wilson - 11 October 2018
The Ukrainian church pushes for independence from Moscow. The split will undermine Putin’s vision of a ‘Russian world’ and accelerate Ukraine’s cultural separation from Russia
Strait to war? Russia and Ukraine clash in the Sea of Azov (Commentary)
Andrew Wilson - 02 October 2018
New Russian naval activities around Crimea could presage a new, maritime front in the war in eastern Ukraine
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Zelensky unchained: What Ukraine’s new political order means for its future
by Joanna Hosa, Andrew Wilson - 25th September, 2019
Partners for Life: Europe’s Unanswered ‘Eastern Question’
by Andrew Wilson - 27th October, 2017
Dramatic change may not be on the cards, but the EU can and should shift to a ‘status quo plus’ approach that builds on existing activity.
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So far from god, so close to Russia: Belarus and the Zapad military exercise
by Fredrik Wesslau, Andrew Wilson - 11th September, 2017
Renewed Minsk-Moscow cooperation in the ‘Zapad’ war games should not see the door to Belarus closed
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Russia 2030: A story of great power dreams and small victorious wars
by Fredrik Wesslau, Andrew Wilson - 23rd May, 2016
The future of Europe’s relations with Russia looks bleak as the Kremlin pursues an increasingly aggressive foreign policy.
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Survival of the richest: How oligarchs block reform in Ukraine
by Andrew Wilson - 14th April, 2016
The penetration of Ukrainian politics by the super-rich oligarchy still forms a major obstacle to reform
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Shock to the sistema: Ukraine’s youthful new government (Commentary)
Andrew Wilson - 04 September 2019
Will Ukraine's young new leaders begin to reckon with their deep state?
Crimea: Russia’s newest Potemkin Village (Commentary)
Andrew Wilson & Ridvan Bari Urcosta - 30 April 2019
Grand projects funded by Russia can do little to cover up the lopsided and inadequate economy and infrastructure that Crimeans are now living with
Europe’s duty to help protect Crimean Tatars (Commentary)
Andrew Wilson & Ridvan Bari Urcosta - 11 April 2019
Crimean Tatars face increasing repression by Russian authorities, but divisions on cooperation with Moscow or Kiev, as well as internal leadership disputes, have hindered a unified response. Europe must advocate for Crimean Tatars' rights despite these challenges.
Happy Christmas, Ukraine (Commentary)
Andrew Wilson - 09 January 2019
On 7 January, Ukrainians celebrated a double-holiday: Orthodox Christmas and the independence of the Ukrainian Orthodox church
Russia, Ukraine, and the battle for religion (Commentary)
Andrew Wilson - 11 October 2018
The Ukrainian church pushes for independence from Moscow. The split will undermine Putin’s vision of a ‘Russian world’ and accelerate Ukraine’s cultural separation from Russia
Strait to war? Russia and Ukraine clash in the Sea of Azov (Commentary)
Andrew Wilson - 02 October 2018
New Russian naval activities around Crimea could presage a new, maritime front in the war in eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian elections: Poroshenko and proliferating populists (Commentary)
Andrew Wilson - 23 May 2018
Four years after Euromaidan, the overall picture is bleak. Former Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko has established a lead in the polls – but she has done so by profiting from social and economic problems rather than addressing past faults.
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The Sea of Azov: The newest front in the war in Ukraine?
Mark Leonard speaks with Andrew Wilson, Kadri Liik and Nicu Popescu about the Kerch Strait ship capture, what this means and how the international community could react to the latest tensions. The podcast was recorded on 26 November 2018.
Bookshelf:
The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage by Cliff Stoll
Why doctors hate their computers by Atul Gawande
Cyberwar: How Russian Hackers and Trolls Helped Elect a President - What We Don't, Can't, and Do Know by Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Network Propaganda - Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics by Yochai Benkler, Robert Faris, and Hal Roberts
Distant love by Ulrich Beck and Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim
Is Peace in Sight in Donbas?
ECFR’s director Mark Leonard discusses peacekeeping in Ukraine and the EU's Russia policy with ECFR's Russia expert, Kadri Liik and ECFR's Ukraine expert Andrew Wilson.
The podcast was recorded on 3rd November 2017.
Bookshelf:
Stephen Kotkin, Stalin, Vol. II: Waiting for Hitler, 1928–1941
Anne Applebaum, Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine
Yuri Slezkine, The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution
Carl Bildt, "Is Peace in Donbas possible?"
The European Union and the Eastern neighbourhood
Discussion avec Andrew Wilson, senior policy fellow du programme Wider Europe de l'ECFR et Mathilde Ciulla, coordinatrice du bureau de Paris de l'ECFR, sur l'Union européenne et le Partenariat oriental.
L’Union européenne et le Partenariat oriental
Podcast de la conférence "L’Union européenne et le Partenariat oriental" du 19/10 à la Maison de l'Europe de Paris avec Andrew Wilson, senior policy fellow du programme Wider Europe de l'ECFR, Vygaudas Usackas, diplomate lituanien et ambassadeur de l'Europe en Russie jusqu'en octobre 2017, Nicola Pollitt, directrice adjointe à la direction d’Europe orientale et d’Asie centrale du Ministère des affaires étrangères britannique et Isabelle Lasserre, grand reporter au service étranger du Figaro.
ECFR’s World in 30 Minutes: Ukraine's 25th anniversary of independence
ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks with experts Andrew Wilson, Fredrik Wesslau and Gustav Gressel, about rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine in the Donbass, the Minsk agreement, and whether European sanctions on Russia should be renewed. The podcast was recorded on 30 August 2016.
Bookshelf:
Enough said: What’s gone wrong with the language of politics by Mark Thompson
The decline of the West by Oswald Sprengler
Ukraine crisis: What it means for the West by Andrew Wilson
The Ukrainians: Unexpected Nation by Andrew Wilson
Russia - future imperfect?
How will Russia and Europe’s eastern neighbours look 14 years from now? What key trends will play out in Russia and Eastern Europe? What sort of events could throw them off course? What the EU should do about this? Nicu Popescu, Senior Analyst at EUISS, and Andrew Wilson, ECFR Senior Policy Fellow, discuss ECFR’s recent publication "Russia 2030: A story of great power dreams and small victorious wars" by Fredrik Wesslau and Andrew Wilson. Chair: Fredrik Wesslau.
What future for the EU-Russia relations?
Seminar on June 9th on the EU-Russia relations at the Académie Diplomatique Internationale:
Panel 1:
Andrew Wilson, Professor at University College in Londores and Senior Policy Fellow at ECFR
- David Cadier, Visiting Senior Fellow, Finnish Institute of International Affairs and Research Fellow, LSE IDEAS (London School of Economics)
- Jean Radvanyi, Professor at INALCO
- Manuel Lafont Rapnouil, head of ECFR Paris office (moderator)
What future for the EU-Russia relations ?
Séminaire du 9 juin à l'Académie Diplomatique Internationale avec:
Panel 1
- Andrew Wilson, Professeur en Etudes ukrainiennes au University College de Londores et Senior Policy Fellow de l’ECFR
- David Cadier, Visiting Senior Fellow au Finnish Institute of International Affairs et Chercheur Associé, LSE IDEAS (London School of Economics)
- Jean Radvanyi, professeur à l'INALCO et co-auteur du livre "La Russie entre peurs et défis" (Armand Colin 2016) avec Marlène Laruelle
- Manuel Lafont Rapnouil, directeur du bureau de l'ECFR Paris (modérateur)Panel 2
- Pierre Lellouche, Député membre de la commission des affaires étrangères
- Nicu Pospescu, Analyste senior à l'Institut d'Etudes de Sécurité de l'Union européenne (EUISS)
- Michel Duclos, Directeur général de l'Académie Diplomatique Internationale (Modérateur)
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Le Monde
30th September, 2019
Andrew Wilson is quoted by Le Monde regarding President Volodomyr Zelensky's position on Russia.
New Eastern Europe
30th September, 2019
Andrew Wilson speaks on Ukraine and Belarus on the Talk Eastern Europe podcast
The Washington Post
22nd September, 2019
Andrew Wilson speaks to the Washington Post about Ukranian embroilment in a Trump scandal
Osteuropa
05th July, 2019
In an interview by the German Journal 'Osteuropa', Andrew Wilson analyses the position of new Ukrainian President Zelens'kyj.
OZY
02nd January, 2019
In OZY's summary piece on the global election year 2019, Andrew Wilson shares his take on the upcoming Ukrainian election in light of ongoing conflict and Russian influence.
Política Exterior
05th December, 2018
Andrew Wilson on how Europe should tackle the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
esglobal
31st October, 2018
esglobal has translated and published Andrew Wilson´s commentary "Russia, Ukraine, and the battle for religion".
Cyberdefence24.pl
28th November, 2017
Interview with Andrew Wilson on Russia's information war and its influence on different regions in Europe and the world.
Radio Free Europe
10th October, 2017
Fredrik Wesslau and Andrew Wilson's ECFR report on the Russian Zapad military exercise is quoted.
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