Section: European Council on Foreign Relations (UK)
The Armenian model for Belarus
While many Western observers have seized on Ukraine’s 2004-5 and 2014 revolutions to understand the mass protests in Belarus, a much better analogy is Armenia’s democratic transition in 2018. …read more Source:: European Council on Foreign...
Ukraine and the oligarchs: Endless delays to reform
The coronavirus has hit Ukraine hard, but the IMF has promised the country less funding than seemed likely only months ago. Self-interested oligarchs are delaying necessary new reforms and pushing back against those Ukraine has already made. …read more Source:: European Council on Foreign...
The coronavirus crisis: An opportunity to mend Polish-Ukrainian relations
The Polish government would do well to recognise the value of Ukrainian workers, while the Ukrainian government should acknowledge that the Polish state cares for Ukrainians during these trying times. …read more Source:: European Council on Foreign...
Grey zone politics: Why Ukraine needs creative international cooperation
With the EU, NATO, and their member states preoccupied with domestic challenges, Ukraine and its international partners need new ways to support the country’s security, resilience, and growth. …read more Source:: European Council on Foreign...
A turn to the past: Ukraine’s troubling government reshuffle
Last week’s government reshuffle and the dismissal of a highly regarded prosecutor general raise serious concerns about Ukraine’s pro-Western course. …read more Source:: European Council on Foreign...
Russia’s Ukraine policy: Change to stay the same
The Kremlin is losing long-time Ukraine policy chief, Vladislav Surkov. But his successor has more in common with “Putin’s Rasputin” than first meets the eye. …read more Source:: European Council on Foreign...
Trump’s Ukrainegate could help Ukraine
The US president’s impeachment process ensures Ukraine stays on the radar of Americans – and this may work to Ukraine’s advantage …read more Source:: European Council on Foreign...
Ukraine prisoner swap: A sign of hope or desperation?
The West is drawing the wrong lessons from Ukraine’s exchange of prisoners with Russia. It now risks rushing Kyiv into an unstable ‘resolution’ to the conflict in Donbas …read more Source:: European Council on Foreign...
Emmanuel Macron’s very big idea on Russia
Negotiations with Russia over a new European security order would have huge – to many, alarming – implications for Ukraine, the EU, and the NATO alliance …read more Source:: European Council on Foreign...
Europe’s new agenda in the Western Balkans
The main message for the Western Balkans is clear: countries in the region need to demonstrate a sufficient level of political governance before any technical process of EU accession can begin. …read more Source:: European Council on Foreign...
