Partners for Life: Europe’s Unanswered ‘Eastern Question’
Dramatic change may not be on the cards, but the EU can and should shift to a ‘status quo plus’ approach that builds on existing activity
Publications – Wider Europe
So far from god, so close to Russia: Belarus and the Zapad military exercise
Renewed Minsk-Moscow cooperation in the ‘Zapad’ war games should not see the door to Belarus closed
Controlling Chaos: How Russia manages its political war in Europe
Insofar as there is a command-and-control node, it is within the Presidential Administration
Fellow travellers: Russia, anti-Westernism, and Europe’s political parties
Anti-Western elements, exploitable by the Kremlin, exist not only on the fringes of European politics, but reach right into the heart of established parties
The great unravelling: four doomsday scenarios for Europe’s Russia policy
There is no room for complacency in Europe’s stance towards Russia and Ukraine
Crimintern: How the Kremlin uses Russia’s criminal networks in Europe
European states and institutions have to consider the challenges posed by Russian-based organised crime, and adopt measures to combat it
Heavy Metal Diplomacy: Russia’s Political Use of its Military in Europe since 2014
How the Kremlin uses its military as an instrument of coercive diplomacy
Trouble on the tracks: Averting the Turkey-EU ‘train wreck’
Despite the vote in the European Parliament to “freeze” Turkey’s EU accession talks, there is still a chance to save the troubled EU-Turkey relationship
Keeping up appearances: How Europe is supporting Ukraine’s transformation
Reforms in key state institutions, such as the judiciary, have failed to deliver results
The good, the bad and the Gülenists
The role of the Gülen movement in Turkey’s coup attempt