The end of ?de facto states?
Nicu Popescu comments on developments in Abkhazia and South Ossetia after their recognition by Russia
Wider Europe
Why the Obama Administration should not take central and Eastern Europe for granted
Twenty years after the end of the Cold War, Central and Eastern Europe is no longer at the heart of American foreign policy. A GMF policy brief
The EU’s illiberal Balkan friends
After years of engagement, the EU may have helped create illiberal democracies across the Balkans
Fragility in the making
Bulgarians go to polls on Sunday. Instead of enhancing the fledgling democracy, the elections have increased feelings of uncertainty concerning Bulgaria?s democratic future
A Swedish-led listening tour of the East
The EU should start listening and involving the small and fragile states of the eastern neighbourhood, and the Swedish Presidency should be the body lead this “listening tour” charge
Reinvigorating the EU?s Eastern Policy
There will be dire consequences on the EU’s eastern border unless the EU rethinks its eastern neighbourhood strategy
Ukraine ? From Orange Revolution to Failed State?
Ukraine is bouncing from one crisis to another emergency. In a speech he gave in Washington, Andrew Wilson discussed the possibility of Ukraine becoming a failed state
The foreign-policy solidarity gap
European solidarity is though but necessary ? especially in today?s economic, political and security climate
The quiet EU-Russia summit
This EU-Russia summit is set to be a big disappointment. Nicu Popescu discusses why
Creating good neighbours in Russia’s backyard
The EU’s relationship with its Eastern neighbourhood is in trouble – and the EU doesn’t even recognise it