What can go wrong for Europe in 2015?
Two all-too-plausible scenarios could turn 2015 into an annus horribilis for the Union
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Armenia and the Eurasian Economic Union: The view from Yerevan
With the EEU presenting more obstacles than opportunities, Armenia’s best hope is a prudent exit strategy
After the election victory, a change of image for Japan and Shinzo Abe?
Prime Minister Abe’s image, whether deserved or not, is a problem to him, and to Japan
After the Paris Massacre: fighting back with restraint
‘Fighting back’ may actually require the exercise of self-restraint – and a disciplined demonstration of tolerance and openness
After the Paris Massacre: the trouble within Islam
To describe the victims at Charlie Hebdo as provocateurs or as anti-Islam, or to argue that perhaps French society have brought on this plague, misses the point entirely
Belarus and the Eurasian Economic Union: The view from Minsk
Belarus's involvement in integration processes with Russia has one condition: that Russia pays. And the EEU is no exception.
ECFR and the Foreign Office on Germany’s Foreign Policy
In early 2014, German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced the “Review 2014 – A Fresh Look at German Foreign Policy”, a process of self-assessment…
What will be the consequences of the Russian currency crisis?
Russia severe currency crisis finds the government totally unprepared and will likely bring a sharp diminution in people's income
Ten Commandments for effective interventionism
Ten commandments for effective interventionism, building on Witney's recent publication with Richard Gowan
The modus operandi of Putin’s Russia
To understand Russia’s actions in Ukraine, we need to understand the nature of Russia’s agenda and how it is pursued