There is an endless list of things that connect countries but which can also be used to exert political pressure
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For Putin, the incentive is to escalate. He has gone all in. I cannot see him modifying his war because that would be a loss in his eyes
The UAE has yet to figure out how to navigate the new multipolar world
Since the Syria crisis erupted more than 10 years ago, we’ve seen that there was a high level of reluctancy from Europeans to share the burden amongst themselves
Many Europeans are not happy with the way states around the world are working together on major challenges such as the covid pandemic or climate change
The Geman newspaper presents ECFR’s latest polling results
Those who already saw Russia as a threat at the beginning of February considered European sovereignty particularly desirable
ECFR examined the EU’s mood on the eve of the invasion of Ukraine
Putin has miscalculated the situation badly
Such humanitarian corridors are always also a means of deflecting blame for collateral damage