Analysis Artyom Shraibman 15. December 2020 Can the EU resolve Belarus conundrum? A four-month stand-off between Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko and the pro-democratic protesters posed a serious challenge for the EU. The block that had announced its ambition to become a geopolitical actor, has...
Analysis Ralf Fücks, Marieluise Beck 08. September 2020 Russia and the Germans – a complicated affair In Germany, a majority favour closer ties with Russia despite new authorianism under Putin, military aggression against Ukraine and bombing in Syria. Where does the desire for a special relationship with Russia...
Analysis Volodymyr Yermolenko 25. August 2020 Why Russian soft power is a threat for both Ukraine and Europe As part of our project “Eastern Partnership 2.0” we publish a series of articles about the three EU associated states. The authors from the region (Mikheil Benidze, Volodymyr Yermolenko, Victor Gotisan)...
Analysis Mikheil Benidze 24. August 2020 Russian Propaganda Leveraging Social Media and Coronavirus in Georgia Ahead of Elections As part of our project “Eastern Partnership 2.0” we publish a series of articles about the three EU association states. The authors from the region (Mikheil Benidze, Volodymyr Yermolenko, Victor Gotisan)...
Analysis Victor Gotișan Russian soft power in Moldova: fake news, media propaganda and information warfare As part of our project “Eastern Partnership 2.0” we publish a series of articles about the three EU association states. The authors from the region (Mikheil Benidze, Volodymyr Yermolenko, Victor Gotisan)...
Analysis Ralf Fücks 13. July 2020 Soviet Nostalgia and Great Power Aspirations Ahead to the Past – The World in the Mind of Putin Эту статью можно читать и на русском
Analysis Artyom Shraibman 30. June 2020 Whom the West should support in Belarus? A time for a strategic approach Traditional opposition parties and movements has long seized to be a politically meaningful force in Belarus. It is time for Western decision-makers to finally admit this unpleasant reality and shift its...
Analysis Veronika Movchan 16. June 2020 Covid-19 crisis in Ukraine As part of our project “Eastern Partnership 2.0” we publish a series of articles about the three EU association states (Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova). Three authors from the region (Veronika Movchan, Irina...
Analysis Sergiu Gaibu The health, political, economic and social impact of COVID-19 on Moldova As part of our project “Eastern Partnership 2.0” we publish a series of articles about the three EU association states (Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova). Three authors from the region (Veronika Movchan, Irina...
Analysis Irina Guruli 15. June 2020 COVID-19 in Georgia Impact and Implications As part of our project “Eastern Partnership 2.0” we publish a series of articles about the three EU association states (Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova). Three authors from the region (Veronika Movchan, Irina...
Didi Kirsten Tatlow 22. November 2018 Cultural Relativism and Power Blindness: Some critical observations on the state of Germany’s China debate For decades, Sinologists who were largely blind to China’s expansive power politics have dominated Germany’s political advice circles, cultivating an image of China that our author calls “Late Orientalism”. Shaped...
Analysis Ralf Fücks 15. October 2018 Notes From Berlin — A Political Earthquake in Bavaria A summary of the elections in Bavaria, one of the major German states with more then 9 million voters.
Analysis Sandra Detzer und Sebastian Schaffer 24. August 2018 The Comeback of the Swedish Center Party – an Eco-Liberal Story of Hope for Europe? Sandra Detzer und Sebastian Schaffer of the German Greens travel to Sweden where the right-wing-populist “Sweden Democrats” could win the election in September. But where danger is, rescue also grows:...
Antonella Forganni 28. February 2018 Elections in Italy: Sliding Slowly, Eyes Wide Open, into Durable Decline During the election campaign, appealing to people’s anger and demonizing the opponents is the most common strategy. Political programs hardly matter. The political landscape is highly fragmented. In election polls,...
Analysis Karen Horn 31. January 2018 Freedom in Modern Times Karen Horn reminds us of forgotten, pioneering thinkers on liberty and highlights the necessary contradiction within which a modern liberalism exists: the tension between limiting state influence and recognizing that influence...