Vladimir Putin, historian-in-chief
Putin continues to blur the lines between historian and political chief, effectively and single-handedly re-writing Russia's collective history.
Wider Europe
12 Nov
Diplomatic Morning Briefing with Georg Zachmann
ECFR Warsaw has recently introduced the new series of diplomacy experts meetings called “Diplomatic Morning Briefings”
Bulgaria’s new coalition and the future of South Stream
Observers will be watching to see how the new coalition government in Sofia handles the controversial South Stream gas pipeline project
The conflict that will not freeze
Continuous military confrontation in Eastern Ukraine has grave implications for Europe as well as for Ukraine
Turkey’s negotiations with the Kurds
Hugh Pope analyses how negotiations between Turkey's government and the Kurds have been affected by the turmoil across the border in Syria and the…
10 Nov
Armenia & Azerbaijan: the Ukraine effect
Following the Ukraine crisis where now for EU policy on Armenia and Azerbaijan?
7 Nov
Can the Turkish-PKK Peace Process be saved?
Event on the future of the Peace Process between the Turkish government and the PKK and the impact of the ongoing crisis in Syria
Syria Refugee Conference confirms need for action
Countries bordering Syria, such as Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey, welcomed the Berlin Conference on the refugee situation in Syria and supporting stability in the region on 28 October
The Finlandisation of Ukraine
Influential voices are pushing for the Finlandisation of Ukraine, but this proposal ignores both the actual experience of Finland with the Soviet Union and the real causes of the present crisis with the Kremlin.
ECFR highlights: Russia and Ukraine – the view from Helsinki
Finland's Foreign Minister, Erkki Tuomioja, gives his assessment of the current situation between Russia and Ukraine, and the role of the EU