by Viktoria Jancosekova
"We don’t understand one another, we don’t trust each other, but we are at least able to meet."
This was one of the most memorable quotes from last week’s meeting of the Normandy group…
by David Hearst
Nearly four months into its intervention, Russia is an active combatant in the Syrian civil war. This is not just an assertion. It is borne out by casualty figures and the…
by Erielle Delzer
Following Russia’s rotation into the monthly presidency position at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on September 1st, where Russia’s main stated goal is to counter international terrorism, President Vladimir Putin has announced that…
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by Madalina Sisu Vicari
The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) stemmed from a series of initiatives which aimed at integrate the countries of the former Soviet Union into a regional regime while maintaining Russia’s…
S ince Russia’s invasion of Georgia in 2008, Russia has been employing an increasingly aggressive strategy towards its post-Soviet neighbours. During the crisis it sought to destabilize Georgia’s separatist regions of South Ossetia and…
T he words of the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, outline the “impact [of the war in Ukraine] on food security, energy and finance [as] systemic, severe, and speeding up."[1] Indeed, the outbreak of…
T he war on Ukraine “the breadbasket of the world” has put food security firmly back on the international agenda in a big way.[1] The reason for this is that Ukraine and Russia are…
I n the EU, when it comes to the use of military force, the necessary consensus is often lacking. Security interests and the perception of threats differ immensely across the bloc. And decisions…
R ussia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine dispelled all assumptions that governed the European security order for the past three decades and raised the (in)security antes to a level not experienced since the beginning…
I t almost seems surreal: Less than 20 years ago, in his first mandate as president, W. Putin was a frequent visitor to Brussels, even raising the question of an EU accession for…