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Analysis Artyom Shraibman 19. December 2022

“Freezing the War Would Be Ideal for Lukashenka”

Lukaschenka präsen­tiert sich seinem Volk als Garant des Friedens, sein Regime scheint gefestigt – solange Russland den Krieg in der Ukraine nicht verliert. 

Press Release ​ 20. November 2022

The Moment Is Now!
Helping Ukraine Through This Winter of War.

Appeal by more than 70 writers, histo­rians, security experts and scholars on Eastern Europe

Event​ 06. November 2022

“Inter­na­tional Law against Genocide” — Review and contri­bu­tions of the conference

Do Russian war crimes consti­tute genocide? What oblig­a­tions does this impose on the inter­na­tional community? Experts from politics, academia and civil society discussed these questions at the inter­na­tional confer­ence “Inter­na­tional Law against Genocide”.

Analysis Mykola Vorobiov 16. September 2022

Military analysis: A protracted war

Half a year after the start of the large-scale Russian invasion, the West should continue to support Ukraine with further arms deliveries.

From the Media Marieluise Beck 03. August 2022

“We could have seen that we had to do with an aggres­sive imperial power”

Marieluise Beck is asked if she changed her mind about German foreign policy after recent arms deliv­eries. She also speaks about mistakes made by previous govern­ments and former Chan­cellor Schröders...

Essay Marieluise Beck 11. July 2022

From Srebrenica to Bucha

What happened in Srebrenica 27 years ago is now occurring in Bucha, Mariupol and other areas of Ukraine conquered by Russia. An essay by Marieluise Beck

Policy Paper Vladislav Inozemtsev 28. June 2022

NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA — Framework, effects, possiblities

Oil and gas revenues continue to fill the Russian war chest. In order to damage the Russian economy severely, a drop in the supply of products for the IT sector would...

Press Release Ralf Fücks, Marieluise Beck 21. June 2022

Genocide in Ukraine and German histor­ical responsibility

Open letter to the German Govern­ment and the Bundestag: Russian warfare fulfils the central char­ac­ter­is­tics of genocide. Germany must fulfil its “Respon­si­bility to Protect”.

Comment ​ 16. June 2022

Why Germany should support Ukraine’s EU candidacy

The granting of candidate status does not mean accession: it is above all a recog­ni­tion of the progress Ukraine has made in reforms and a great symbolic gesture to a people who are...

Analysis Tanja A. Börzel & Thomas Risse 13. June 2022

Why Ukraine must get EU candidate status now – Lessons from Enlarge­ment Research

EU research has shown that a credible member­ship perspec­tive is an effective means of anchoring liberal democracy from the outside. That is why Ukraine must now be granted candidate status.

Input PaperDmytro Shulga 27. May 2022

Input Paper “EU candidate status for Ukraine”

As part of our project “Eastern Part­ner­ship Plus” we publish a series of input papers on the topic: Perspec­tives and Pathways to EU Candidate Status for Ukraine, Georgia and the Republic...

From the Media ​ 12. May 2022

Interview with Marieluise Beck on „1+1“ (ukrainian TV-channel)

The Ukrainian TV channel “1plus1” broad­casted live on May 8th from Berlin. During the interview with Marieluise Beck one of the topics was the role of NATO in the war...

Press Release ​ 04. May 2022

Ukraine’s cause is our cause, too!

After the Bundestag’s decision to supply heavy weapons to Ukraine, a contro­ver­sial debate has flared up about Germany’s attitude towards the Russian war of aggres­sion against Ukraine.  The signa­to­ries call on Chan­cellor Olaf Scholz and the German govern­ment to ...

Event​ 04. April 2022

Turning point: Why we need to overcome our peace mentality

Russia’s war of aggres­sion against Ukraine is a turning point for Europe and the whole world. What are its policy impli­ca­tions? Are the sanctions imposed so far suffi­cient to contain the...

Comment Marieluise Beck 29. March 2022

Ukraine and us: Never again war?

So far, the people of Ukraine have borne the burden of the war all alone. For the German precept of “never again”, this is a reality shock, comments Marieluise Beck.

Debate ​ 25. March 2022

Appeal: European import ban on Russian oil and gas!

More than 80 scholars, politi­cians, busi­ness­people and civil society repre­sen­ta­tives have signed an appeal to the German govern­ment to stop oil and gas imports from Russia. Remark­ably, the coalition of...

Analysis John Lough 22. March 2022

Russia must be defeated in Ukraine

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is reaching a perilous stage. The West needs to step up efforts to make Putin’s war unwinnable. Conces­sions will only prolong his regime and increase Moscow’s appetite...

Analysis ​ 21. March 2022

European values at the core of unprece­dented Moldovan human­i­tarian efforts amidst the tragic war in Ukraine

Moldova, a country in the heart of Europe, its current lead­er­ship and first and foremost its people, opened not only its borders but also their homes for the suffering neigh­bours. The...

Event​ 17. March 2022

Ukraine’s War of Inde­pen­dence: Damage Account and Western Support

On 22 March, at 2 pm, the Center for Liberal Modernity in coop­er­a­tion with Naftogaz Ukraine and the Ukrainian Feder­a­tion of Employers of the Oil and Gas Industry invites you to...

Comment ​ 16. March 2022

Law professor Luchter­handt in Tagesspiegel: “Russia commits genocide in Mariupol”

Based on six criteria of the United Nations Conven­tion against Genocide, Russia is commit­ting genocide in Mariupol, says Inter­na­tional law expert Otto Luchterhandt.

Analysis Vladislav Inozemtsev 14. March 2022

Why Putin got so Delusional

By waging a war against Ukraine, Putin has badly miscal­cu­lated. The Russian leader has become victim of his own propa­gan­distic visions and failed to antic­i­pate the Western respo­nse, writes Vladislav Inozemtsev.

Event​ 10. March 2022

Join our discus­sion “Russia and the West”

How should we deal with a repres­sive and confronta­tional Russia? Join our annual discus­sion “Russia and the West” on 24 March, which will be held jointly with the Munich Security Conference...

‌Ralf Fücks 09. March 2022

What is Europe’s freedom worth to us?

We must stop funding Putin’s war with our energy imports

Comment ​ 04. March 2022

World, it’s time to act in self-defence against Russian aggres­sion. Radiation knows no borders

Political scientist Olek­sandra Keudel warns of European and global conse­quences in the case of Russian attacks on Ukrainian nuclear power plants.

Press Release Ralf Fücks, Marieluise Beck 24. February 2022

Putin must be branded a war criminal

Statement on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Input Paper​ 31. January 2022

Export of “green” hydrogen from Ukraine to the EU: current capacity and future potential

Ukraine has a high potential for the produc­tion of “green” hydrogen. DiXi Group’s info­graphic explains what condi­tions must be met for hydrogen export.

Press Release Ralf Fücks, Marieluise Beck 25. January 2022

An urgent appeal from Ukraine: the country now needs Germany’s full solidarity

Two prominent members of the Ukrainian parlia­ment appeal to their colleagues in the German Bundestag to stand by Ukraine in the face of Russian threats of war.

Analysis ​ 24. January 2022

Russia puts transat­lantic unity and security in Europe to the test

After failing to agree on exclusive spheres of influence in Europe with the Trump admin­is­tra­tion, the Kremlin is chal­lenging Washington’s ability to keep unity among Euro-Atlantic allies and protect European...

Analysis Ralf Fücks 21. December 2021

Dialogue yes, appease­ment no

How should the West counter Russian threats of war? We document Ralf Fücks’ OP ED at DIE WELT, 21.12.2021.

Analysis Iryna Solonenko 15. December 2021

Eastern Part­ner­ship and Ukraine: the marriage of convenience

This Wednesday, the Eastern Part­ner­ship Summit will take place for the first time in four years. On this occasion, Iryna Solonenko, Senior Fellow at the Center for Liberal Modernity, sheds...

Analysis ​ 02. December 2021

The Occu­pa­tion of Crimea – a Challenge for the Global Order

As 2021 draws to a close, we look back on this year’s important events. Among them is the Crimea Platform, which was launched in August at Ukraine’s initia­tive to shore up...

General ​ 26. October 2021

Pictures of the foun­da­tion stone ceremony for the Holocaust Memorial in Odesa

On 22 October, the foun­da­tion stone for a new memorial to the 1941 massacre was laid in Odesa. The future memorial is the result of an initia­tive of the Centre for...

Comment Veronika Movchan 18. October 2021

EU-Ukraine Summit 2021: What does it say about the state of EU-Ukraine relations after 7 years of the association?

The consid­er­able break­throughs in the EU-Ukraine economic agenda have been harmed by sluggish political devel­op­ment, partic­u­larly concerning the rule of law. The judicial reform, anti-corrup­­tion efforts, inde­pen­dent and efficient law-enforcement...

Event​ 15. October 2021

The next stage of the Eastern Part­ner­ship: Prior­i­ties for the coop­er­a­tion with Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova

  On October 5, 2021, the Center Liberal Modernity held the public discus­sion on prior­i­ties for coop­er­a­tion with Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova under the Eastern Part­ner­ship Plus project. The discussion...

Essay Olena Pavlenko 01. October 2021

Ukraine can help in the EU gas price crisis

Europe is suffering from high gas prices. At some gas hubs, they increased more than 250% since January, and already have impact on the retail prices for house­holds in many...

Analysis Andreas Umland 27. September 2021

Merkel’s Ambiva­lent Legacy in Post-Soviet Eastern Europe

When Angela Merkel took office as German Chan­cellor in 2005, she was better prepared for the chal­lenges on the EU’s eastern border than any other West European head of government....

Policy Paper ​ 15. September 2021

LibMod-Policy Paper: Towards a European Climate Diplomacy

In the LibMod-Policy-Paper: Towards a European Climate Diplomacy, Dr. Georg Zachmann analyses the extension of the European Green Deal to the three asso­ci­ated states of the EU (Ukraine, Georgia and the...

Analysis Volodymyr Dubovyk 09. September 2021

Zelenskyy’s US visit reaffirms part­ner­ship. But much work lies ahead.

The reactions in Ukraine to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recent visit to the United States vary widely and are often politi­cized. They range from state­ments that the visit lifted relations to...

Analysis Ralf Fücks 22. July 2021

NS2-Deal: Toad with Sugar Coating

The impact of the Biden-Merkel-Agreement on Nord Stream 2 in Ukraine is simply disas­trous. Espe­cially among western oriented, reform-minded people trust in Germany and the US fell at a record low. China...

Analysis Dmytro Shulga 13. July 2021

Why a European perspec­tive for Ukraine corre­sponds to German interests

In this analyses Dmytro Shulga argues for the EU and specif­i­cally Germany to consider it’s own strategic gains in offering Ukraine a way to full EU member­ship over an extended amount...

Input Paper​ 09. July 2021

Input Paper “European Green Deal for Ukraine: current status and future”

As part of our project “Eastern Part­ner­ship Plus”, we are pub­lish­ing a second series of input papers on the topic of Perspec­tives and Prior­i­ties European Green Deal (EGD) in Ukraine, Georgia...

Analysis ​ 13. April 2021

Two wrongs won’t make a right: fixing Ukraine’s consti­tu­tional court

In late March 2021 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revoked a decree made by runaway president Viktor Yanukovych appointing Oleksandr Tupytsky and Oleksandr Kasminin to the Consti­tu­tional Court. This raised eyebrows in...

Foto: Sergei Mal­gavko / TASS /​ Imago Images

Essay Maria Zolkina 08. April 2021

Russian esca­la­tion in Ukraine and what it means for Ukrainian-Russian relations

Since January 2021 there has been growing military esca­la­tion in conflict-affected areas of Donbas. Russia has built up military equipment deploy­ment along the Russian-Ukrainian border, repo­si­tioned its army and strengthened...

Policy Paper ​ 22. March 2021

LibMod-Policy Paper: INVESTMENT PLANS OF THE EU — oppor­tu­ni­ties for Ukraine in the area of the European Green Deal implementation

The analyt­ical paper “Invest­ment plans of the EU: oppor­tu­ni­ties for Ukraine in the area of the European Green Deal imple­men­ta­tion” iden­ti­fies the most important spheres of involve­ment for the Ukrainian...

© Sergei Bobylev / Imago Images

Comment Oleksandra Matviichuk 19. February 2021

2021 winter protests in Russia: the view of a Ukrainian human rights activist

Only temporarily, says Michael Zürn, Director at the Berlin Social Science Center. 

‌​ 25. September 2020

Status and Perspec­tives of the Eastern Partnership

Online-Panel Discus­sion on October 6, 2020, with Gunther Krichbaum, Johannes Schraps, Renata Alt, Manuel Sarrazin und others.

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)...

Policy Paper Gustav C. Gressel 22. June 2020

LibMod Policy Paper: The Eastern Partnership’s missing security dimension

In the LibMod policy paper: “The Eastern Partnership’s Missing Security Dimension” Gustav C. Gressel analyses the precar­ious security situation in the three EU associate countries and sheds light on EU...

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...

Interview with Dr. Ulana Suprun, Ukraine's former acting Health Minister

‌​ 28. April 2020

Ulana Suprun: Govern­ment Agencies Are Using the Quar­an­tine to Become Much Less Transparent

An interview with Dr. Ulana Suprun, former acting minister of Health of Ukraine (2016–2019) on the government’s response to COVID-19, including an erratic commu­ni­ca­tion strategy, a lack of trans­parency and corruption...

Policy Paper John Lough 31. October 2019

Belarus: Danger ahead – EU response needed

Many EU capitals regard Belarus as an extension of Russia and take little interest in it. EU leaders are also uncom­fort­able dealing with its long-time auto­cratic leader, Alexander Lukashenka. Such...

‌Ralf Fücks, Marieluise Beck 18. March 2018

Under­standing Russia

A Russian agent who switched sides is attacked with a military-grade nerve agent in a provin­cial English town. Prime Minister May holds Moscow respon­sible for the attack. Are we back in the...

‌Marieluise Beck 19. February 2018

Three years after Minsk II: Where are we now?

Reca­pit­u­la­tion of a faltering peace process: the second Minsk Agreement of February 2015, intended to put an end to the war in eastern Ukraine and to set a political process in motion,...

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