A “Soft Alliance”? Russia-China Relations After the Ukraine Crisis
Improved cooperation constitutes a possible danger for the EU
Wider Europe
9 Feb
Dopo Parigi, che guerra fa
Evento organizzato da Limes, Rivista Italiana di Geopolitica, e l'Ufficio di Roma di ECFR, European Council on Foreign Relations
Lessons from Munich
As Europe pushes for negotiation over Ukraine, the Munich Security Conference showed the depth of division not only between Russia and the West, but between the Western partners as well
Balkan genocides without genocidal intentions
For the former Yugoslavian states – acquitted of genocide only because of insufficient international justice – the major pending issue is still reconciliation
Can Poland remain a leader of EU foreign policy?
The Ukraine crisis pushed Poland to the forefront of EU diplomacy, but as Germany stepped up, Poland’s leadership was sidelined
4 Feb
From the EuroMaidan to the Donbas: the view from inside
What really gave rise to the EuroMaidan and what were and are Ukraine’s own priorities?
Belarus’s balancing act: Business as usual
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has a history of playing the Kremlin and the West off against each other, and it is a game he always wins
Scorecard 2015: The view from Sofia
Bulgaria took few foreign policy initiatives in 2014 because of internal troubles, but the country made one tough decision in abandoning the South Stream pipeline project
The new Russia, the new Ukraine, and Europe’s future
The future of the EU depends on helping the new Ukraine stand up to a resurgent Russia
Scorecard 2015 publication – Vessela Tcherneva on Chapter 3: Wider Europe
Vessela Tcherneva, ECFR's director of the Wider Europe programme, gives her analysis on the EU's performance upon dealing with the western Balkans in 2014…