Russia at the gates of Aleppo
Russia moves towards objective of a negotiated settlement in Syria with a mixture of calculation and carelessness
Wider Europe
Azerbaijan: Approaching crisis point
Collapsing oil prices are hastening the moment of reckoning for the tottering Azerbaijani political and economic system
Turkey’s triple disaster
More refugees, defeat for friendly opposition forces and diminishing hopes for 'safe zones' make Syrian regime's Aleppo advance a nightmare for Ankara
Lessons from Russia’s intervention in Syria
What do we know about Russian military capabilities from the Syria conflict?
Russia’s hybrid interference in Germany’s refugee policy
Russian-sponsored anti-refugee rhetoric in Germany bears the hallmarks of a hybrid intervention
What Russia thinks of Europe
Since 2014-15 “the West” has been overwhelmingly seen in Russia as an enemy seeking to undermine and destroy Russia
Ramzan Kadyrov: the Kremlin’s Public Frenemy Number One
The Chechen leader’s gaudy proclamations of loyalty mask the way he is forcing the Kremlin’s hand
Bosnia and Herzegovina – limping on: time for a new international approach
The US and EU have the political instruments to help direct Bosnia and Herzegovina towards stability and democracy – they should use them
Life in the “Grey Zones”
Locked in a shadowy life between war and peace, “grey zones” now litter the map of Eastern Europe
Ukraine’s reforms: a lesson for the EU in Kyrgyzstan?
Thoughtless EU aid policies in corruption-ridden Kyrgyz may hinder rather than help