Nikolaus von Twickel

Nikolaus von Twickel is editor of the website Russland verstehen at the Center for Liberal Modernity. Originally a journalist, he worked as a media liaison for the OSCE Mission in Donetsk 2015/16. With Thomas de Waal he ist co-author of Beyond Frozen Conflict (Center for European Policy Studies 2020) and has written extensively about Donbas.

Event Nikolaus von Twickel 21. December 2023

Cracks under the surface: How resilient is Russia?

With its overarching theme “How fragile is the Putin system?” the recent meeting of LibMod’s Expert Network Russia at the Eastern Studies Centre in Warsaw sent a clear message: A fragile Russia...

Video Nikolaus von Twickel 14. November 2022

To help Ukraine means helping Russia rid itself from the Putin-Regime

Europe needs a democratic Russia where people can live a normal life without the desire to restore an empire, said Lithuanian MEP and former Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius on the sidelines of the LibMod conference “Rethinking Russia” in Vilnius.

Event Nikolaus von Twickel 19. March 2018

The Putin System and the Kremlin’s Influence in Europe

On March 13 the Center Liberal Modernity held its first international conference on Russia. The event’s main intention was gaining a deeper understanding of the Putin System and to find out...