Avoiding the next gas crisis
After an unprecedented two week gas shut off during a freezing winter, Andrew Wilson looks at what can be done to stop such crises becoming an annual event
Andrew Wilson
Cleaning up Ukraine?s Pipes
How can the EU work with Ukraine to prevent another crisis next January? Andrew Wilson discusses
Europe’s annual gas row
Andrew Wilson offers solutions on the Ukrainian front to prevent a gas crisis next year
Russia’s push into wider Europe
With a new US president, what are the prospects for a more united trans-Atlantic position on how to deal with a resurgent Russia and the ?neighbourhood? states in between?
Belarus after its post-Georgia elections
The EU has eased its visa ban on Belarusian officials. Was this the right move? How far can Belarus, once notorious as the ?last dictatorship in Europe?, really change?
Ukrainian government collapse threatens permanent crisis
Ukraine has lost another government. Tymoshenko has lasted only 8 months as Prime Minister, only a few weeks longer than her first attempt in 2005
Winning the peace in Georgia
The EU’s frenetic diplomacy around the conflict is in stark contrast with its reluctance to engage just a few months ago
War in Georgia – the EU needs to step in
The hostilities in Georgia are more than a war in Europe’s backyard. It is a war in Europe itself, with dire consequences
Poisonous relations
The EU needs to figure out a way to come together to fight back against Russian aggression. An article published in Newsweek
EU-Russia: avoiding new failures
The biannual EU-Russia summit begins on 26 June in Siberia. Can the EU take advantage of the opportunity to restart the relationship, or will it fall victim to the divisions that have plagued it in the past?