After the Pratasevich arrest: Four key steps for the EU on Belarus
Belarus will continue to cause problems on the EU’s doorstep – so it is now time for a firmer, longer-term approach
Experts & Staff
Joanna Hosa
Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Euro-Atlantic security, Ukraine, the Arctic
Languages
Polish, English, French, German, Russian, basic Ukrainian
Biography
Joanna Hosa is a policy fellow with the Wider Europe programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations. Before moving to Montreal, she worked as the deputy director of the programme.
Her main areas of interest currently include security, conflict resolution, the Arctic, Russian foreign policy, and Ukrainian foreign policy.
Prior to joining ECFR, Joanna worked on democratisation, conflict prevention, human rights, and peacebuilding policies for EU institutions, think-tanks, and civil society organisations in Brussels and Paris. She held a range of positions at the European Commission, the European Union Institute for Security Studies, the Open Society European Policy Institute, the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office, and the International Federation on Human Rights. She is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh and the College of Europe.
Vaccine passports: How the EU can win the next round of covid diplomacy
A new EUROVAX scheme should be at the heart of the EU’s new offer to help its neighbours tackle covid-19 in the years ahead
West wishes: Turkey’s growing relationship with Ukraine
As the Turkish president continues his delicate balancing act between the US and Russia, the crisis in Ukraine presents new opportunities for Ankara’s transatlantic credentials
19 Apr
The crisis in Ukraine: How to solve the Minsk conundrum
What are the intentions behind the military build-up? How likely are the chances of escalation beyond the Donbas? How should the EU respond?
Sputnik in Europe: What Russia’s vaccine could mean for European health sovereignty
The EU is now the obvious platform for strategic health planning – but it still has work to ensure greater trust and solidarity in the face of future health crises
Why the EU should appoint a special representative for Crimea
By appointing a special representative for Crimea, the EU would show its commitment to standing by its partners and rejecting Russia’s violations of international law
The geopolitics of covid vaccines in Europe’s eastern neighbourhood
Many of the EU’s neighbours are hoping it will help them secure vaccines – leaving offers from China and Russia to flood in
Why Europe needs a vaccine against baseless challenges to election results
In supporting Trump’s lies and his refusal to concede, some eastern European governments are grooming their supporters to reject the result of any election they might lose
‘Polarus’ in the making: How the Polish government is learning from Russia
The Law and Justice party is learning from Vladimir Putin’s regime. And ordinary Poles are learning how to oppose it
The coronavirus crisis: An opportunity to mend Polish-Ukrainian relations
The Polish government would do well to recognise the value of Ukrainian workers, while the Ukrainian government should acknowledge that the Polish state cares for Ukrainians during these trying times
Publications
Feeling the chill: Navigating Arctic governance amid Russia’s war on Ukraine
As Russia’s war on Ukraine highlights the Arctic’s geostrategic importance and disrupts its governance formats, European governments need to prioritise cooperation with each other and with the region’s indigenous peoples
The young and the restless: Europe, Russia, and the next generation of diplomats in the Eastern Partnership
Young diplomats in Eastern Partnership countries are optimistic and pro-European. Many of them want the EU to become a bolder geopolitical actor
Zelensky unchained: What Ukraine’s new political order means for its future
Introduction Volodymyrska Hill, Kyiv, on a June evening in 2019. Kyivans and tourists stroll along the riverside park’s newly relaid paths, many wending their way…
Articles
Unity at risk: The domestic strife testing Canada’s commitment to Ukraine
Canada’s support for Ukraine is becoming intertwined with domestic political competition, raising questions about the steadfastness of one of Kyiv’s main supporters
The dam has burst: How Russia’s war on Ukraine could make ecocide an international crime
For many decades, proponents have failed to secure the adoption of ecocide as a crime. The circumstances of Russia’s war on Ukraine create momentum for a breakthrough
The risk of ‘refugee fatigue’: Three ways European leaders can support Ukrainians fleeing the war
To counter Russian disinformation and take on populist parties, European politicians should do more to shape the debate around Ukrainian refugees in Europe
Europe’s other transatlantic friend: Germany’s and Canada’s new energy partnership
Germany’s new energy partnership with Canada faces a range of technical and political challenges. But sticking with it could bring major benefits for both sides
No quiet on the eastern front: The migration crisis engineered by Belarus
The EU should show the Lukashenka regime that it will no longer tolerate the weaponisation of migration. As with any form of blackmail, it would be senseless and dangerous to make concessions – because the aggressor will only demand more
Scotland’s Arctic dream of independence
The Scottish government is developing a foreign policy, and its Arctic vision is one of its most ambitious efforts yet. Should independence come, close friends in the north could be a vital support
Pandemic trends: Serbia looks east, Ukraine looks west
Public attitudes in Ukraine and Serbia raise pressing questions about EU enlargement. If member states are to sustain this process, they will need to base it on a shared sense of belonging
After the Pratasevich arrest: Four key steps for the EU on Belarus
Belarus will continue to cause problems on the EU’s doorstep – so it is now time for a firmer, longer-term approach
Vaccine passports: How the EU can win the next round of covid diplomacy
A new EUROVAX scheme should be at the heart of the EU’s new offer to help its neighbours tackle covid-19 in the years ahead
West wishes: Turkey’s growing relationship with Ukraine
As the Turkish president continues his delicate balancing act between the US and Russia, the crisis in Ukraine presents new opportunities for Ankara’s transatlantic credentials
Podcasts
Kyiv’s relations with Europe in the age of Nord Stream 2
What can and should the EU do to support Ukrainian sovereignty?
Events
19 Apr
The crisis in Ukraine: How to solve the Minsk conundrum
What are the intentions behind the military build-up? How likely are the chances of escalation beyond the Donbas? How should the EU respond?
In the media
Russia [is] seen much more strongly as a close ally of the country than the EU, as a study by the European Council on Foreign Relations from last year shows
DW refers to ECFR survey results on Serbia and Russia
Joanna Hosa takes part in Al Jazeera’s ‘The Take’ podcast to talk about the standoff at the Belarus border
For him, this is about vengeance and is a matter of regime survival – meaning that he is ready to escalate further, and to seek Russia’s backing in the process
The Guardian quotes from ECFR’s latest commentary on the Polish-Belarus border crisis,
If Poland is to cooperate with the EU on this, these two issues have to be disassociated as much as possible
The EU should have to convince Poland that the migration crisis in Belarus won’t be linked to the rule-of-law fight, thinks Joanna Hosa
These countries aren’t comfortable with the methods that Poland is using to repel the migrants, but criticism remains muted, because the methods are effective
That unity is probably, in part, a reflection that the Polish tactics are working, believes Joanna Hosa