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Zelensky has a game-changing plan to win peace. For it to work, Biden must back it – fast

  • Timothy Garton Ash
  • Commentary
  • View from the Council
  • 23 September 2024

In besieged Kharkiv, I saw how Ukraine is approaching a perilous moment. To turn the tide, it first needs to decisively knock back Russia

The perils of predictability: Why Putin’s tightening grip on election results will backfire

  • Mikhail Komin
  • Commentary
  • 19 September 2024

When it comes to elections, Vladimir Putin is not one for surprises. But his love for certainty may be the regime’s undoing – without some remnant of electoral competition, the Kremlin cannot address Russian resentment until its out on the streets

Red lines (blow away): Ukraine’s incursion into Russia

  • Leo Litra, Lesia Ogryzko
  • Policy Alert
  • 16 August 2024

Ukraine’s audacious incursion into Russia’s Kursk region has changed the narrative of the war – and called Putin’s bluff on his so-called red lines

Rebuilding Ukraine: How a ‘prevention first’ approach can avert destruction and save costs

  • Lesia Ogryzko
  • Commentary
  • 29 July 2024

Secure air defences and freer weapons use would encourage Ukrainians to return home, protect energy supplies, and boost the economy

The meaning of sovereignty: Ukrainian and European views of Russia’s war on Ukraine

  • Ivan Krastev, Mark Leonard
  • Policy Brief
  • 3 July 2024

New research confirms Ukrainians’ determination to fight and Europeans’ steady support for Kyiv. But a major divide lurks beneath this appearance of unity

9 Jul

Still standing together: A NATO summit on Ukraine’s fate

  • 9 July 2024
  • Online

As leaders are about to take pivotal decisions for Ukraine’s fate at the NATO summit, join us for a discussion about pathways and policy options for…

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8 Jul

The Morning After: Analysing the Results of the French Election 

  • 8 July 2024
  • Online

As France discovers the new making of its national assembly, this webinar will analyse the election results and reflect on their impact on a geopolitical…

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Dreaming of EU: The challenges ahead for Ukraine’s and Moldova’s accession

  • Leo Litra
  • Policy Alert
  • 27 June 2024

Accession negotiations for Ukraine and Moldova have formally begun. But four main challenges lay ahead before the EU welcomes its eastern neighbours into the bloc

Late-stage Putinism: The war in Ukraine and Russia’s shifting ideology

  • Mikhail Komin
  • Policy Brief
  • 18 June 2024

The Kremlin is creating a new, more unified ideology, which it is disseminating among the Russian population and using to attract global south countries to a new conservative alliance

Digital deceptions: How a European Democracy Shield can help tackle Russian disinformation

  • Irene Sánchez, Giorgos Verdi
  • Policy Alert
  • 28 May 2024

In the lead up to the European Parliament election, rising Russian disinformation threatens to sway voters. No matter the election result, the EU should take coordinated and assertive action

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