Strategic patience with Russia will pay off
Instead of using Ukraine as a bargaining chip with Russia, the EU needs to be strategic and united in its approach
Russia
No good economic options for Putin
Though Russia is facing a rapid economic decline, Putin continues to effectively ignore the looming recession.
8 Dec
The Ukrainian Energy Market and European Energy Security: one pipeline away?
An event presenting the ECFR report “Why Europe should support reform of the Ukrainian gas market”, which also discussed the latest events, connected to the South Stream project and the European energy diplomacy
South Stream: when the periphery becomes the frontline
It has been two days since Vladimir Putin announced the death of the South Stream pipeline and the domestic political fallout in Bulgaria continues
Who pays for the sanctions on Russia?
The sanctions on Russia have created winners and losers, and those most vocal about them are often those with the most to lose
Putin is in control
The West deeply misunderstands Putin, whose actions make good sense according to the nineteenth-century ideology to which he subscribes
What else could we have done? Ukraine after Vilnius
On the anniversary of the Vilnius Summit, it is clear that the EU had no better options than the ones it chose.
27 Nov
Crimea and Punishment? A French view of sanctions
What is Paris’ view of sanctions ?
Francisco de Borja Lasheras sobre las pretensiones de Rusia tras Crimea
Francisco de Borja Lasheras, director adjunto de ECFR Madrid, es entrevistado en Radio Capital (Argentina) sobre las pretensiones de Rusia tras la invasión de…
Russia and non-proliferation: A concession that never was
Russia's recent announcement that it plans to build two new nuclear plants in Iran prompts concern that it is walking away from non-proliferation efforts