Although there’s been some slight shift in public opinion, the crisis doesn’t change the fundamentals of Moldova’s European direction
Andrew Wilson on how the energy crisis affects tensions between Moldova and the breakaway territory of Transnistria
Although there’s been some slight shift in public opinion, the crisis doesn’t change the fundamentals of Moldova’s European direction
Andrew Wilson on how the energy crisis affects tensions between Moldova and the breakaway territory of Transnistria
Ukraine was a factor in delaying Johnson’s resignation
Andrew Wilson assesses the relevance of Boris Johnson’s resignation on the war 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
This is really the War of the Big Lie. The Lie that Ukraine doesn’t exist. The Lie that Ukraine has no right to full sovereignty because it is a puppet state of the West
Andrew Wilson gives insight into how the West must handle Putin’s ‘war of the Big Lie’
It is the standard not just Russian but Soviet method: brinkmanship, demand the maximum, don’t concede, extract concessions from the other side
Andrew Wilson on Vladimir Putin’s aggressive stance
They’ve already gained a lot. Now Russia is the center of attention
Andrew Wilson says the building of tensions to extract concessions was ‘the standard not just Russian but Soviet method.’
The fruits of those relatively good economic years were widely shared […] and while it’s not true to say there wasn’t corruption, there hasn’t been the same kind of oligarchy or ma
Andrew Wilson explains that Lukashenko’s position also stems from the strong economy in the 1990s and 2000s before the global economic crash of 2008
Dodon’s party has ‘directly copied the Kremlin’s official tactics’ and ‘develop[ed] a complex ecosystem of trolls and fake news outlets.’
Euronews refers to Andrew Wilson’s latest policy brief on clean elections in Moldova and Georgia
It is always difficult to be accurate with numbers, but it still is a lot for a small country like Belarus, and given last week’s intimidation context, it is an impressive number
Andrew Wilson is quoted by L'Echo regarding the mobilisation in Belarus
There was a kind of social contract, with workers especially, and it has broken down
Andrew Wilson comments on the conflict and protests after the elections in Belarus