Putin’s downfall: The coming crisis of the Russian regime
The current trajectory of the Russian regime is unstable and without dramatic change it will crumble within the next year
Wider Europe
Countering Russian expansionism: Blueprints for a new security alliance
Prospects for a central and eastern European security union
Putin’s communication with the nation
This year's Putin phone-in saw a renewed focus on domestic politics
Survival of the richest: How oligarchs block reform in Ukraine
The penetration of Ukrainian politics by the super-rich oligarchy still forms a major obstacle to reform
Voices on Ukraine, Voices of Ukraine: Yevhen Hlibovytsky
Interview to Yevhen Hlibovytsky, Ukrainian intellectual, co-founder of the Nestor Group on the future of Ukraine
Georgia: Fearing the worst from the Karabakh flare-up
Georgia fears that Nagorno-Kharabakh hostilities could draw in powerful neighbours, Turkey and Russia
Turkish-Kurdish race to seize ISIS territory
Turkey has entered open war with ISIS and is attempting to stifle Kurdish gains in norther Syria
Trouble in Nagorno-Karabakh
The risk for miscalculation leading to all-out war is real and cannot be ignored
Changing of the guard: Putin’s law enforcement reforms
From the information available, the National Guard seems an awful lot like an “FSB-2”, but this time it is even more serious and powerful than its predecessor under Cherkesov
8 Apr
Desayuno Diplomático: La geopolítica vuelve a los Balcanes en una espiral de inestabilidad
Recordamos el desayuno diplomático organizado por ECFR Madrid para presentar el reciente informe “Return to instability” sobre la situación geopolítica en los balcanes occidentales