The Eastern Partnership: on life support?
Five ways the European Union can preserve the Eastern Partnership
Views from the Capitals
Germany and the Eastern Partnership: the view from Berlin
Germany will probably try to hit all the brakes it can find at Riga
Germany does not expect a pro-active Britain
The UK elections have not solved the British question for Europe, and thus the German headache will remain
Is the German elite miscalculating the fallout from Grexit?
The drop-out of the small member states has all but lost its capacity to frighten
The Franco-German alliance is back – for now
Hollande and Merkel have become a formidable team as Europe’s leaders – but how long will it last?
Bismarck and Germany’s pro-Russia lobby
Conservatives say Germany should pursue Bismarck’s policy of placating Russia, but a Bismarck of today would have a wholly different strategy
View from Dublin: A “wait and see” approach
Ireland’s calculus on sanctions is informed by its economic ties to Russia and its need to forge stronger EU ties ahead of a potential Brexit
View from London: Elections approach, Ukraine looms
The UK supports sanctions, but the Ukraine crisis has become a political football in the campaign for the upcoming general elections
View from Warsaw: Sanctions are the EU’s only tool
Poland is more moderate on Russia policy than hawks might have hoped, preferring the use of sanctions to any military option
Gabriel’s new course on arms sales
Gabriel has reinserted the needs of a values-based foreign policy into the debate on European arms sales, which could make him a key stakeholder in EU foreign policy