Armenia: approaching the precipice
Amid a wave of mounting protests the over-confident and ever-arrogant Armenian government is locked in an escalating and tense standoff with thousands of ever more resolute and empowered youth activists
Eastern Partnership
What does Europe’s neighbourhood hold for the EEU?
The new-born European Energy Union is looking both inwards to better interconnectedness, and outwards to new energy sources
The State of the War
The situation for civilians in Eastern Ukraine is dire
Weak government, strong society
In post-Maidan Ukraine, failing governmental action is substituted by voluntary work. While the Ukrainian state is failing in many aspects, Ukrainian society is very strong.
Kyiv and the regions
Ukraine has been an over-centralised state since its independence from the Soviet Union, but now the notion of “decentralisation” has taken hold in even tiny villages
Poland and the Eastern Partnership: the view from Warsaw
Warsaw believes that the EaP has been a success, especially in view of the developments that have taken place in the southern neighbourhood
Eastern Partnership after Riga: rethink, reforms, resilience
The EU should stop rewarding its eastern neighbours’ promises and anchor its aid on reforms delivery
Taking the neighbours seriously – the view from Stockholm
Stockholm will without a doubt do more than its fair share to help develop a more effective policy
Italy and the Eastern Partnership: the view from Rome
The priority of the Eastern Partnership for Rome is the consilidation of democratic transition processes
France and the Eastern Partnership: the view from Paris
There are few signs that France will become central to building a new EU-empowered policy towards borderland countries