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Haran: Russia’s violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty fostered a feeling of solidarity among Ukrainians

(Ukranian Weekly) Ukrainians were interested in joining the European Union before the Euro-Maidan, but it was not at the top of their list of nation-building priorities. The idea of Ukrainians…

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One Year after the Sanctions: Is Europe ready for the Belarus crisis?

(FIIA) (Co-author: R. Nizhnikau) On February 15, 2016, the EU decided not to prolong the sanctions it had imposed five years earlier on the regime of Alexander Lukashenko in response…

Europe’s Disillusionment with Russia

June 2013 marked the 10th anniversary of a crucial EU-Russia agreement. At the 2003 EU-Russia summit in St. Petersburg, both parties agreed to gradually proceed toward the establishment of “common…

East Europe Orientation Pause Opens Fortochkas* for the United States

Eastern Europe is a very volatile region with interests and identities of key actors far from stationary. Being pro-Russian or pro-European is a matter of interpretation. Is Ukraine’s Viktor…

The Kremlin’s Message to Europe: It Could Have Been Worse

On March 19, the CDU/CSU fraction of the German Bundestag hosted a day-long discussion, “Russia After the Elections: Modernization or Stagnation?”. It became clear to me that Russia, in spite…

Turkmenistan Turning a Leaf?

Or just another leaf in the wind? We’ve taken note of the unusually strong signals from President Berdimuhamedov in early 2011 that Ashgabat seeks closer ties with Europe. EC President Barroso…

Quick Comment — NATO

This week's NATO Lisbon Summit is set to launch “NATO 3.0.” The follow-on NATO-Russia Summit heralds “NATO-Russia 3.0,” the latest effort to reinvigorate security cooperation after the stagnation of…

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