Trouble in Nagorno-Karabakh
The risk for miscalculation leading to all-out war is real and cannot be ignored
Wider Europe
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
7 Apr
« Des sanctions à la coopération : quelles relations avec la Russie ? »
Avec Sylvie Kauffmann et Fredrik Wesslau
From sanctions to cooperation: what kind of relations with Russia ?
Conférence du jeudi 7 avril sur les relations entre l'Union européenne et la Russie. Avec: – Sylvie Kauffmann, directrice éditoriale Le Monde –…
Erase and Rewind: Moldova’s Constitutional Reform
The timing and political consequences of the decision to repeal the constitutional amendments seem to confirm suspicions over the independence of the court
7 Apr
Comida con Prensa: La UE necesita repensar sus relaciones con los Balcanes
Recapitulamos el evento con prensa organizado por ECFR Madrid con motivo del nuevo informe “Return to instability: How migration and power politics threaten the Western Balkans”
The Panama Papers show how corruption really works in Russia
Whereas in many countries corruption is the means by which elites turn their power into money, in Russia it is the other way around
Ukraine: The case for ‘voor’
Ahead of the Dutch Ukraine referendum, ECFR co-chair Carl Bildt makes the case for greater integration and cooperation with Europe's eastern neighbour
How not to talk with Russia
Some argue that Russia has been treated “as more than equal”, but in Moscow's view it is doomed to remain a peripheral power in a NATO/EU dominated world