10 Dec
Руската военна трансформация и какво означава тя за Европа
Реформите, стартирали в резултат на интервенцията в Грузия през 2008 г., направиха армията на Русия достатъчно силна, за да се справи с всеки един от съседите си
Wider Europe
9 Dec
Eurasia Roundtable
In a small group of experts, we discussed the new Eurasian Economic Union and the Chinese One Belt, One Road Initiative and their impacts and potentials for the EU
Life in the grey zones: Reports from Europe’s breakaway regions
Locked in a shadowy life between war and peace, “grey zones” now litter the map of Eastern Europe
View from London: Leading on foreign responses
London has steered clear of internal EU divisions over burden sharing, but is willing to engage externally on refugee crisis
View from Paris: No shortcuts for Turkey
Summit viewed as a win for Europe, but concerns linger over Turkish accession in hostile France
View from Rome: A step in the right direction but…
Italy wants to look outward to tackle refugee crisis, but domestic criticism over Turkey’s role
View from Berlin: The limits of outsourcing
Germany pushed for Turkey summit, but important questions remain over internal burden sharing
4 Dec
Lunch Talk “Libya & Migration – smuggling patterns in the Mediterranean region”
The fragile state of Libya has been a hub for migration and smuggling for a long time. Mattia Toaldo presented the results of his Policy Brief “Libya's migrant-smuggling highway”, while Angeliki Dimitriadi, ECFR Research Fellow on migration, reported from her personal experiences and field research in the region. This led to an intense discussion about legal migration
The domestic logic of Ukraine’s Crimea “blockade”
Ukraine's escalation of Crimea “blockade” is a reaction to increasing domestic discontent, but risks feeding Russian propaganda
Why is Russia still turning up the heat on Turkey?
Escalation continues over downing of SU-24 with Erdogan and Putin putting personal prestige on the line