Keeping up appearances: How Europe is supporting Ukraine’s transformation
Reforms in key state institutions, such as the judiciary, have failed to deliver results
Wider Europe
ECFR’s World in 30 Minutes: Donald Trump, NATO, Russia and Iran
ECFR’s director Mark Leonard first speaks with David Sanger, journalist from the New York Times, about what Donald Trump would mean for the future of…
The good, the bad and the Gülenists
The role of the Gülen movement in Turkey’s coup attempt
22 Sep
The West, the failed coup attempt in Turkey, and what it means for the Middle East
This discussion explored how the coup attempt and its aftermath are impacting EU-Turkey relations.
‘New KGB’ plans betray Putin’s anxiety
If true, this would be a serious shift in policy, reflecting a dawning awareness on Putin’s part that his old strategies for governing Russia are looking increasingly ineffective.
Voices on Ukraine, voices of Ukraine: Sergei Pronkin
ECFR’s head of the Madrid office, Francisco de Borja Lasheras, speaks with Sergei Pronkin about why the Lenin monument in Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine was…
Voices on Ukraine, voices of Ukraine: Mash Keli
ECFR’s head of the Madrid office, Francisco de Borja Lasheras, speaks with Ukrainian teacher Mash Keli about what the situation is like now in Sloviansk…
EU-Turkey relations after July 15: Turning the page
A complex and explosive mixture of misunderstandings, bad blood and unrecognised but shared interests has brought EU-Turkey relationship to a critical juncture
Crimea goes to the polls: Non-recognition and the Russian Duma elections
It is only by doggedly pursuing non-recognition – and by mainstreaming this belief – that there can be any success in the future.