The Irish border and the limits to taking back control
While Theresa May’s Cabinet colleagues now seem supportive of her approach to Brexit, the same cannot be said of her European counterparts. Instead, their guidelines issued last week for the future partnership outline a trading relationship that would necessitate a special status for Northern Ireland, indicating that the parties are on a...
Ukraine Reform Monitor: March 2018
Reforms in Ukraine have taken a back seat during a protracted season of electoral politics. A key question is whether the rival factions can compete peacefully and avoid destabilizing the country again. …read more Source: Carnegie...
Why Europe shouldn’t follow Australia’s lead on asylum seekers
Australia’s harsh asylum policies have been touted as a possible solution to Europe’s so-called refugee crisis. Politicians in the UK, France, Holland, Denmark, Austria and Belgium have advocated for an Australian-style approach aimed at blocking asylum seekers from accessing Europe. But there are a few reasons Europe should be wary...
Theresa May Hails Joint Action Against Russia
More than 100 suspected intelligence agents to be expelled as U.S., Canada, Ukraine join Britain and most of the EU. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia’s Messner Doctrine?
Politics Theresa May, Britain’s Prime Minister, has called the attempted poisoning of the ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter “an unlawful use of force” by the Russian state against the United Kingdom. Her accusation is based on her government’s forensics team discovering traces of Novichok, a toxic family of nerve agents produced...
Ukraine Reform Monitor: March 2018
As 2019 elections approach, reforms in Ukraine have taken a back seat to electoral politics. A key question is whether the rival factions can compete peacefully and avoid destabilizing the country again. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Moldovans Rally for Unification with Romania
As the centennial of the “Great Union” approaches, the issue continues to divide people on both sides of the border. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Delicate Art of Urban Activism in Eastern Europe
At a diverse gathering in Prague, a heated discussion ensues on the virtues and pitfalls of “going mainstream.” …read more Source: Transitions Online...
What Does Russia’s Presidential Election Mean for Ukraine?
Improved bilateral relations between Kyiv and Moscow can only be expected in the post-Putin and post-Poroshenko era. …read more Source: Carnegie...
The Real Problem with Gina Haspel’s Cia Nomination
Ted Galen Carpenter An especially insidious snare for a liberal democracy in the conduct of its foreign policy is the temptation to adopt the strategies and tactics of one’s adversaries. President Donald Trump’s appointment of Gina Haspel as the new director of the Central Intelligence Agency highlights that problem. A longtime CIA...
