The Zelensky enigma: A different kind of populist
The second round of Ukraine's election for president takes place on 21 April; the comedian and political novice Volodymyr Zelensky is in the lead
Eastern Partnership
Europe’s duty to help protect Crimean Tatars
Crimean Tatars face increasing repression by Russian authorities, but divisions on cooperation with Moscow or Kiev, as well as internal leadership disputes, have hindered a unified response. Europe must advocate for Crimean Tatars' rights despite these challenges.
After Crimea: Does NATO have the means to defend Europe?
Military spending may now figure in public conversation about NATO. But the alliance, at 70 years old, still lacks military capabilities strong enough to protect Europe from Russia
Familiarity breeds contempt: Why Russia makes mistakes on the world stage
For all the accepted wisdom to the contrary, Russia is largely failing to achieve its core foreign policy objectives
Ukraine’s experiment with trust
Trust is a scarce resource in Ukrainian politics. Could a TV president be the one to deliver it in the upcoming elections?
Happy Christmas, Ukraine
On 7 January, Ukrainians celebrated a double-holiday: Orthodox Christmas and the independence of the Ukrainian Orthodox church
Romania ahead of the EU presidency
Bucharest should use the six-month rotating presidency of the European Council to work on the country’s European image
Dire strait: Russian naval aggression and Ukrainian politics
Kyiv has imposed martial law as a legal framework within which to mobilise national defence, in case Russia engages in coercion designed to establish a new status quo in the Sea of Azov
Ukraine’s new front is Europe’s big challenge
There’s plenty Europe should do to push back against Russia’s latest attack on Ukraine
Russia, Ukraine, and the battle for religion
The Ukrainian church pushes for independence from Moscow. The split will undermine Putin’s vision of a ‘Russian world’ and accelerate Ukraine’s cultural separation from Russia