Moldova defies post-Soviet traditions
Moldova is the only CIS country with an uninterrupted cycle of legal and constitutional transfers of power through elections since 1991
Commentary
Leering bear, rising dragon
“G2” is this year’s world order catchphrase. The ‘other’ international power duopoly will end in tears for Russia
Russia and Georgia: Unfinished business?
A year ago last August Russia and Georgia went to war over tiny South Ossetia. Is another war a serious possibility?
A year after the Russo-Georgian war, the world looks the same even if the Caucasus are changed forever
Last year, many saw in the Russo-Georgian War signs of a new international order. But it is only the Caucasus that look different
Iceland in the EU? Yes, but?.
The Icelandic application for EU membership is a little bit special: propelled by the economic crisis, the EU’s eagerness will annoy other potential accession states
An overhaul of peacekeeping begins?
European states face a common, and interconnected, dilemma at the UN and in NATO ? how to project force credibly
NATO: under new leadership
Transformational leadership, not just status-quo management, is needed for NATO to bridge the chasm between its ambitions and its capacities
Go east, Sweden
The Swedish presidency should tour the EU’s eastern periphery to ensure the region does not feel forgotten
The guns of August: non-event with consequences
The political fallout of the Russia-Georgia war of August 2008 affects far more than the main combatants
Moldova’s surprise election result
The EU can play a positive role in brokering a solution in Moldova – it can’t afford a third election