Managing foreign disinformation remains a major issue for the EU. Much remains to be done in this concern, as the Russian case demonstrates
Teresa Coratella comments on European defence mechanisms deployed in the fight against disinformation
Media mentions – Russia
Hemeti has been courting the Russians most aggressively and they’ve been responding very positively to those overtures
Theodore Murphy explains how Sudan’s military government is on the fast track to ending the country’s democratic dialogue
Should she win, Le Pen will have the difficult role of positioning herself ex novo within the EU and making the ultimate choice between Brussels on one side or Moscow and Budapest on the other
Teresa Coratella analyses the impact that either Emmanuel Macron or Marine Le Pen’s victory would have on Europe, and the opportunity that both these outcomes would open for Italy
The most likely outcome now is that Putin will intensify his efforts and switch to a ‘dirty’ war strategy to increase the human cost for Ukrainians and force them to capitulate
Marie Dumoulin comments on the evolution of Russia’s military strategy during the war in Ukraine
I don’t think we will see many Syrian or Libyan mercenaries in Donbas. It is also doubtful that they would be useful to the Russians
Julien Barnes-Dacey comments on the alleged dispatch of Libyan and Syrian mercenaries to support Russian troops in Ukraine
There is a danger that the West’s solidarity with Ukraine will trump its previous support for the Belarusian opposition. Indeed, the Belarusian democratic movement may find it harder to gain attention
Pavel Slunkin and Andrew Wilson’s analysis on Belarus’ government’s support for Russia on the invasion of Ukraine
Strengthening the Eastern flank with a presence that is no longer merely symbolic but one of operational defence serves to reinforce Western credibility when diplomatic negotiations get under way
Gustav Gressel explains the consequences of Nato’s decision to further strengthen military presence on the eastern front.
The war in Ukraine has global repercussions. The world of tomorrow world will be very different from the one we have been living in until a few weeks ago
Arturo Varvelli analyses the impact of the war in Ukraine on the international order and the long-term opportunities that these evolutions might open up for Europe.
Jonathan Hackenbroich comments on Germany’s military arsenal following the attack on Ukraine
I think the conflict will remain localized. However, its effects on energy, value chains and migration flows – inter alia – are global
Arturo Varvelli explains how the Russian threat has changed the perceptions of risk of European countries, and what is the impact of the war in Ukraine on Europe