Protests in Podgorica – where is Montenegro headed?
Division amongst Montenegro’s opposition parties helps maintain vicious circle of bad governance
Wider Europe
Kosovo’s political impasse and the limits of EU’s ‘creative ambiguity’ approach
Kosovo is facing a major internal political stalemate for the second time in less than two years
What is the impact of targeted sanctions?
Daniel Drezner, Professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, explains
Dayton revisited: Bosnia’s peace deal 20 years on
Two decades after the end of the Bosnian war Carl Bildt considers the successes and failures of Dayton
17 Nov
Black Coffee Morning: “What does India think?”
Angela Stanzel moderated the discussion on the central question “India and China – competition or cooperation”. The debate led to the conclusion that whilst India and China are cooperating in many aspects such as economy, there is no exchange at ohter levels. Apparently, China and India do not recognise each other as growing economic super powers.
Fear and loathing in Turkey
What are the consequences of Erdoğan’s surprising landslide win?
Silencing dissent: Georgia’s faltering democracy
If Georgia fails the democracy test, the country will lose its historical chance to enter the European community
10 Nov
Black Coffee Morning “Re-Militarisierung der EU Ostgrenze?!”
Russia underwent fundamental military reforms which not only included modernization of equipment but also changes on structure and staffing. In the recent past, we have observed significantly faster mobilization of troops within few days and major threats to EU and NATO members. However, the European Union is badly prepared for the various scenarios regarding its defence strategy. For that a better coordination between EU and NATO, a willingness to react, and a re-focus on military core functions and capacities is of fundamental importance. The discussion proved to be very lively. Consensus on the strengthening of Russia's military was clearly at hand, but regarding the instruments to encounter this new military giant is still an open question for the foreseeable future
Minsk Monitor
Following high level ministerial meetings on Ukraine, ECFR's Wider Europe team report on the implementation the Minsk agreement
6 Nov
Debate electoral sobre las cuestiones del Este: Rusia, Ucrania y el Partenariado Oriental
Desayuno organizado por ECFR Madrid, Política Exterior y esglobal en colaboración con el Caixa Forum de Madrid