Russia’s quiet military revolution and what it means for Europe
Putin’s expansionist policy in Russia’s neighbourhood is backed up by a poised and professional military
Wider Europe
Crony capitalism binds Putin and Erdogan
Deep economic ties – legitimate and illegitimate – drive Turkey’s muted opposition to Russia’s Syria intervention
Belarus votes – and this time it matters
Ukraine, economics and diminishing Russian subsidies cast a long shadow over elections in “Europe's last dictatorship”
ECFR’s World in 30 Minutes: Is ISIS Putin’s saviour?
ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Nikolay Kozhanov, scholar at the Carnegie Moscow Centre, Jeremy Shapiro, Policy Fellow at Brookings, and ECFR Senior Policy Fellow…
Moldova – a colour revolution or peaceful resolution?
Despite alarming developments, the protest movement appears to be losing momentum – the ruling coalition has a good chance of surviving
Belarus: Elections in times of crisis
The low level of political protests in the run-up to the elections shows that Lukashenka remains popular, despite all Belarus’ economic woes
The discreet charm of Vladimir Putin
Putin’s offer to assist fight against IS seems too good to be true – that’s because it is
Our confusions over Russia and Eastern Europe
Europe's polarising debate on Russia risks undermining its stand against authoritarianism
EU Foreign Policy in times of crisis: Europe as a jazz band
Francisco de Borja Lasheras' speech at the Annual Conference of the UACES. September 2015.
International justice comes to Ukraine
Kyiv's decision to invite ICC to investigate and prosecute war crimes in Ukraine may ward warring parties away from atrocities