The energy-security nexus in south-east Europe
Connecting the energy islands in south-east Europe will help build a region that can act as a strategic partner for the EU in the broader energy-security nexus
Wider Europe
Is Europe losing Ukraine?
As Germany's politicians return to their constituencies, a summer of resentment against Europe is brewing in Ukraine
Fighting back in the ‘information war’
How the EU can end its victim mentality and counter Russia’s soft power
Public opinion and propaganda in Russia
Putin's popularity goes beyond a personality cult. Reasserting great power status in the minds of Russians is at the heart of his success
Russian soft power in action: South Ossetia’s wandering ‘border’
Russian encroachments on the Georgian border show its disorienting and demoralising soft power in action
The EU Global Strategy Review: a view towards the neighbourhood
The Western Balkans, Turkey and the Eastern Neighbourhoods should be at the core of the review
Ankara’s risky offensive
Abandoning the Kurdish peace process may prove a high price to pay for Turkish support against Islamic State
Are Central Asian migrants in Russia a recruiting ground for Islamic State?
Hundreds of fighters from the North Caucasus region are tavelling to Syria to join IS
Looking outwards: Expanding Europe’s energy policy
Reconciling the external and internal aspects of the Energy Union is vital for its future
One year after MH17: the Kremlin’s responsibility
The accidental firing on the airliner by Russian air-defence missiles are the most conceivable explanation to the downing of MH17