What does Europe’s neighbourhood hold for the EEU?
The new-born European Energy Union is looking both inwards to better interconnectedness, and outwards to new energy sources
Wider Europe
9 Jun
New Ukraine and its Challenges: War, Reforms, and Economic Troubles
Ein Runder Tisch zur Lage in der Ukraine
Can “Putinomics” survive?
The Russian economy is set for a slow decline
The State of the War
The situation for civilians in Eastern Ukraine is dire
Weak government, strong society
In post-Maidan Ukraine, failing governmental action is substituted by voluntary work. While the Ukrainian state is failing in many aspects, Ukrainian society is very strong.
Kyiv and the regions
Ukraine has been an over-centralised state since its independence from the Soviet Union, but now the notion of “decentralisation” has taken hold in even tiny villages
3 Jun
From Sanctions to Summits: Belarus after the Ukraine crisis
Should the EU shift to a more constructive approach to re-engage with Belarus?
Putin and the FIFA scandal
The Russian president’s reaction to the corruption charges is part of a battle over global rules of political order
The undesirables
A new Russian restrictive norm puts foreign organisations under suspicion and deals a blow to Russian civil society
The politics of history: how the perception of WW II shapes political debates on Eastern Europe
Peace in Europe can be based only on equal rights to social, political, and economic development for all