Go east, Sweden
The Swedish presidency should tour the EU’s eastern periphery to ensure the region does not feel forgotten
Wider Europe
The guns of August: non-event with consequences
The political fallout of the Russia-Georgia war of August 2008 affects far more than the main combatants
Moldova’s surprise election result
The EU can play a positive role in brokering a solution in Moldova – it can’t afford a third election
Moldova: Europe?s poorest pawn
Moldova has managed to make the news again. This does not happen often.
Elections in Moldova. Again.
On 29 July Moldova will hold early parliamentary elections. Nicu Popescu offers a snapshot of the country two days before the elections.
The summer of eastern Europe’s discontent
The EU needs to better marshal its soft power in the eastern neighbourhood
The end of ?de facto states?
Nicu Popescu comments on developments in Abkhazia and South Ossetia after their recognition by Russia
Why the Obama Administration should not take central and Eastern Europe for granted
Twenty years after the end of the Cold War, Central and Eastern Europe is no longer at the heart of American foreign policy. A GMF policy brief.
The EU’s illiberal Balkan friends
After years of engagement, the EU may have helped create illiberal democracies across the Balkans
Fragility in the making
Bulgarians go to polls on Sunday. Instead of enhancing the fledgling democracy, the elections have increased feelings of uncertainty concerning Bulgaria?s democratic future.