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Taking on climate change: The new east-west divide? (Commentary)
Marin Lessenski - 04 October 2019
The Green New Deal is the incoming European Commission’s lead priority. But it may struggle to battle on so many fronts at once.
Reaching out to Russia – joining hands or getting the mitten?
In this week’s podcast, Mark Leonard, Gustav Gressel and Kadri Liik analyse Macron’s plans and ideas for recreating the European security order, an initiative which he launched with a speech at the Ambassador’s conference this year. Moreover, according to French officials, France will instead of starting with a top-down plan, try to build European security from the bottom-up and see if there is a desire in Moscow to make progress on specific issues, one brick at a time. They have laid out a roadmap with five different areas: Disarmament, security dialogue, crisis management, values, and common projects.
Further read: “Emmanuel Macron’s very big idea on Russia” by Gustav Gressel, Kadri Liik, Jeremy Shapiro & Tara VarmaThe podcast was recorded on 30 September 2019.
Bookshelf:
Trump’s Ukrainegate could help Ukraine (Commentary)
Joanna Hosa - 30 September 2019
The US president's impeachment process ensures Ukraine stays on the radar of Americans - and this may work to Ukraine's advantage
Ukraine prisoner swap: A sign of hope or desperation? (Commentary)
Gustav Gressel - 26 September 2019
The West is drawing the wrong lessons from Ukraine’s exchange of prisoners with Russia. It now risks rushing Kyiv into an unstable ‘resolution’ to the conflict in Donbas
Policy Brief
Zelensky unchained: What Ukraine’s new political order means for its future
by Joanna Hosa & Andrew Wilson - 25th September, 2019
Emmanuel Macron’s very big idea on Russia (Commentary)
Gustav Gressel, Kadri Liik, Jeremy Shapiro, Tara Varma - 25 September 2019
Negotiations with Russia over a new European security order would have huge – to many, alarming – implications for Ukraine, the EU, and the NATO alliance
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?
Policy Brief
Guarding the guardians: Ukraine’s security and judicial reforms under Zelensky
by Gustav Gressel - 29th August, 2019
The EU, US, and NATO must ensure that these services remain high in the minds of the Zelensky administration and of Rada members
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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
Policy Brief
Guarding the guardians: Ukraine’s security and judicial reforms under Zelensky
by Gustav Gressel - 29th August, 2019
The EU, US, and NATO must ensure that these services remain high in the minds of the Zelensky administration and of Rada members
PDFPolicy Brief
Paradox of power: Russia, Armenia, and Europe after the Velvet Revolution
by Richard Giragosian - 07th August, 2019
Policy Brief
Defender of the faith? How Ukraine’s Orthodox split threatens Russia
by Kadri Liik, Momchil Metodiev, and Nicu Popescu - 30th May, 2019
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French connections: How to revitalise the EU enlargement process (Commentary)
Vessela Tcherneva - 11 December 2019
The new French EU enlargement reform proposal is a reasonable attempt to overcome the debate about Macron’s recent veto.
Putin’s Minsk maskirovka: Will the West ‘capitulate’? (Commentary)
Gustav Gressel - 09 December 2019
Zelensky and EU leaders want the Normandy summit to show they are giving diplomacy a chance. But the risk all lies on their side, not Putin’s
Turkey and NATO: Is there life after brain-death? (Commentary)
Asli Aydıntaşbaş - 05 December 2019
Rifts over Turkey were on full display in London this week, but the country’s place in NATO remains secure. Here’s why.
Open Skies: Trump’s next big blunder? (Commentary)
Gustav Gressel - 04 December 2019
Partisan argument in Washington is helping undermine the Open Skies Treaty. The US could lose one of the most useful instruments in its relations with Russia.
A very American crisis: Why Trump is still NATO’s biggest problem (Commentary)
Jeremy Shapiro - 02 December 2019
To all appearances, Macron and Erdogan are NATO’s latest troublemakers. But it is US indifference that enables their antics.
The Lost Promise of 1989 (Commentary)
Mark Leonard - 19 November 2019
As is often the case, deep historical shifts tend to show up first in popular culture, and only then in formal politics. That is why we should look at the complex legacy of 1989 not only in the formal celebrations being held in Berlin, but also in the stands of a soccer stadium in Sofia.
Belarus votes: Could its verdict matter? (Commentary)
Olga Dryndova - 15 November 2019
Belarus could be standing on the brink of change. The EU should not ignore events on its outer border – and, indeed, should look for new ways to engage its neighbour.
Hopes for the future dashed: Balkans security after the French veto (Commentary)
Beáta Huszka - 14 November 2019
The European Council’s failure to open accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania could mark a turning point for peace in the Western Balkans.
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Rzeczpospolita
09th December, 2019
Josef Janning quoted on Germany's position in the Normandy talks.
Deutschlandfunk
04th December, 2019
Interview with Gustav Gressel on German-Russian relations after suspected Russian involvement in a murder in Berlin.
Deutsche Welle
03rd December, 2019
Gustav Gressel on the Russian involvement in the Georgian murder case in Berlin.
Forbes
01st December, 2019
Kadri Liik's policy brief quoted in an article about the Russian's rising mood for emigration.
Le Monde
29th November, 2019
The ECFR study entitled "The last of the offended: the first diplomats after Valdimir Putin" is quoted by Le Monde.
Voice of America
26th November, 2019
Asli Aydintasbas comments on the Turkish testing of missiles in defiance of the US
Les Echos
25th November, 2019
Cinzia Bianco is quoted by Les Echos regarding Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Qatar.
The Wall Street Journal
22nd November, 2019
Vessela Tcherneva on the French proposal about the Western Balkans
War on the Rocks
18th November, 2019
Jeremy Shapiro and Aaron Stein's piece on Syria, Trump and Erdogan.
The New York Times
17th November, 2019
Anthony Dworkin comments on the repatriation of ISIS foreign fighters.
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