Aiding host countries in the region
The Syria crisis shows no signs of abating and the numbers in need continue to increase on a dramatic scale. Of a pre-war population…
Commentary
South-eastern Europe’s descent into chaos
Unless both Brussels and Washington renew their political and economic commitment to the region, they may soon find that amid their struggle to resolve the bloodletting in Syria they have lost sight of the growing crisis in south-eastern Europe
A new deal on EU burden-sharing
Large scale refugee flows into the EU are the new normal. Though the numbers tailed off somewhat over the winter from their peak in…
China gets tough on North Korea sanctions
The two new additions to the sanctions regime have teeth and show how the Chinese line on sanctioning North Korea has evolved from deep suspicion to clear support
Georgia’s “West” fatigue and its electoral implications
While a total of 17 percent is far from being a game changer in national politics, it is a dangerously high number considering the degree of political volatility in Georgia.
Saving Syria one city at a time: How to deal with the siege of Aleppo
Civilian protection, humanitarian access and freezing the conflict must be priority in Aleppo and Syria to avert escalation to even more dangerous levels
Moldova’s divided opposition
The latest clash of Russian and Western geopolitical vectors has given birth to a direct confrontation between the new government of Moldova and its diverse opposition
Vessela Tcherneva invited to speak about European solidarity during Council of Europe conference
The European Council on Foreign Relations was the only non-governmental organisation whose representative was invited to speak during the event that was attended by parliamentarians from more than 40 states
Ukraine’s frozen political crisis
The traditional method of postponing a problem and freezing a crisis isn’t going to work this time
Why the UK’s boycott ban may be a pyrrhic victory for Israel
In its attempts to stymie the BDS campaign against Israel, the UK government has fundamentally misunderstood the legal necessity underpinning measures directed at Israeli settlements