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“1 in 5 million”: Mounting pressure in Balkan protests (Commentary)
Alida Vračić - 15 January 2019
New civil protests are laying bare growing forms of repression across the Western Balkans
The US role in Syria
Anthony Dworkin steps in for Mark Leonard and discusses the US strategy in Syria with Asli Aydintasbas, Julien Barnes-Dacey and Jasmin El-Gamal. The podcast was recorded on 10 January 2019.
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
Into the jungle (Commentary)
Kadri Liik - 08 January 2019
Europeans and Americans are failing to coordinate their Russia policies. At a time when the old world order is disappearing fast, their loss of normative unity may actually be helpful.
Nord Stream 2: ECFR opinions (Commentary)
Piotr Buras & Josef Janning & Kadri Liik & Nicu Popescu - 20 December 2018
Nord Stream 2 is a contentious project - here, ECFR experts weigh in on the debate with an array of opinions on the topic
Top ten ECFR reads from 2018 (Commentary)
- 20 December 2018
Romania ahead of the EU presidency (Commentary)
Luka Orešković - 11 December 2018
Bucharest should use the six-month rotating presidency of the European Council to work on the country’s European image
Dire strait: Russian naval aggression and Ukrainian politics (Commentary)
Petro Burkovskyi, Oleksiy Haran - 05 December 2018
Kyiv has imposed martial law as a legal framework within which to mobilise national defence, in case Russia engages in coercion designed to establish a new status quo in the Sea of Azov
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Policy Brief
Luck like the Irish: How emigration can be good for the Western Balkans
by Alida Vračić - 31st January, 2019
Policy Brief
Under the gun: Rearmament for arms control in Europe
by Gustav Gressel - 28th November, 2018
Policy Brief
Winning the normative war with Russia: An EU-Russia Power Audit
by Kadri Liik - 21st May, 2018
The path to winning the normative war will not go so much through countering Russia as through improving Europe’s resilience and reinvigorating its model
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Policy Brief
The Way Back: Brain Drain and Prosperity in the Western Balkans
by Alida Vracic - 09th May, 2018
The EU should do more to promote circular migration as part of their ongoing pursuit of European integration.
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Occupational hazards: The Russian military in Crimea (Commentary)
Gustav Gressel - 17 April 2019
While its current disposition in Crimea is mainly defensive in nature, Russia's military build-up on the peninsula could soon turn the Black Sea region into a security black hole.
The Zelensky enigma: A different kind of populist (Commentary)
Andreas Umland - 16 April 2019
The second round of Ukraine's election for president takes place on 21 April; the comedian and political novice Volodymyr Zelensky is in the lead
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.
After Crimea: Does NATO have the means to defend Europe? (Commentary)
Gustav Gressel - 02 April 2019
Military spending may now figure in public conversation about NATO. But the alliance, at 70 years old, still lacks military capabilities strong enough to protect Europe from Russia
A foot in the door? Russia’s International Investment Bank moves to Hungary (Commentary)
András Rácz - 18 March 2019
Budapest's decision to host a revived Soviet-era bank could provide its Russian employees with sweeping diplomatic immunities and hinder action in the event of a security threat.
Familiarity breeds contempt: Why Russia makes mistakes on the world stage (Commentary)
Nicu Popescu - 14 March 2019
For all the accepted wisdom to the contrary, Russia is largely failing to achieve its core foreign policy objectives
Europe, Russia, and the laws of nature: Importance of the EP election (Commentary)
Kadri Liik - 11 March 2019
The outcome of May's European Parliament elections will inform Moscow's understanding of the EU as a political actor on the global stage - but what message will Europe send?
Negative energy: Berlin’s Trumpian turn on Nord Stream 2 (Commentary)
Gustav Gressel - 27 February 2019
Berlin's handling of the controversial Nord Stream 2 project reveals double standards and neglect of the pipeline's security repercussions.
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Deutsche Welle
17th April, 2019
Gustav Gressel is quoted by DW on an AfD lawmaker's trip to Crimea despite German sanctions.
Deutsche Welle
17th April, 2019
Gustav Gressel is quoted by Deutsche Welle in the context of the Crimea visit by an AfD politician.
Courrier International
26th March, 2019
Asli Aydintasbas is quoted by Courrier International regarding the spying affair between Turkey and the US.
France culture
23rd March, 2019
Nicu Popescu participated in the radio programme "Affaires étrangères" of France culture regarding the upcoming presidential elections in Ukraine.
Le Monde
25th February, 2019
Nicu Popescu is quoted by Le Monde regarding the 2019 Moldovan parliamentary election.
The Atlantic
22nd February, 2019
Nicu Popescu speaks to the Atlantic on upcoming elections in Moldova.
Politico
22nd February, 2019
Nicu Popescu on the dynamic between France, reluctant to provoke Russia, and Georgia's new president, a former French diplomat.
Le Monde
15th February, 2019
Nicu Popescu is quoted by Le Monde regarding the relationship between Russia and the ex-republics of the Soviet Union.
Arte
15th February, 2019
Tara Varma is interviewed by Arte regarding US and Russia's withdrawal from the INF Treaty and the consequences for Europe.
BILD
12th February, 2019
Gustav Gressel comments on Surkow's statements about Putin's style of ruling Russia.
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