Section: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (USA)
After the Tirana Summit: No Big Bang in the Balkans
Bringing the Western Balkans into Brussels’ fold through extra money or more vigorous diplomacy has become a priority since Russia’s latest invasion of Ukraine. But the EU cannot deliver the holy grail: speedy membership. …read more Source:: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Cyber Operations in Ukraine: Russia’s Unmet Expectations
Russia has achieved far less via cyber warfare in Ukraine than many Western observers expected. Many aspects of Moscow’s approach to cyber operations have been misunderstood and overlooked. …read more Source:: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Putin’s Long War
Nothing in Putin’s record suggests that he will stop trying to drag Ukraine back into Russia’s sphere of influence. In fact, Putin’s consistent, persistent policy toward Europe and the United States, together with Ukraine’s critical place between Russia and the Western alliance, suggests that he is not about to change...
Judy Asks: Are France and Germany Wavering on Russia?
While Paris and Berlin continue to support Ukraine, their mixed signals toward Russia have unnerved some European partners as well as Kyiv. This ambivalence could puncture EU unity. …read more Source:: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Why Russia Keeps Insisting That Poland Is Preparing to Partition Ukraine
In the Kremlin’s twisted logic, Ukraine is an artificial construct, and only Russia-as the successor of the country that once granted Ukraine its current borders by seizing land from its neighbors-can now ensure the inviolability of Ukraine’s western territories. …read more Source:: Carnegie Endowment for International...
The Risks of Negotiating An End to the War in Ukraine
Only the combination of military assistance and reconstruction efforts now will one day put Ukraine in the position to decide if and when it wants to negotiate. …read more Source:: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Ukraine Needs a Financial Lifeline, Too
Russia’s invasion shows that the democratic world must develop new instruments for financial support. …read more Source:: Carnegie Endowment for International...
What Next for Ukraine’s Formerly Pro-Russian Regions?
No matter how the war in Ukraine ends, it’s very difficult to imagine the reemergence of pro-Russian political parties there, leaving a political void in the country’s southeast. …read more Source:: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Will the Death of a Chief Diplomat Change Anything in Belarus?
Even before Makei’s sudden death, it was hard to see how Minsk could ever return to its multi-vector foreign policy as long as Lukashenko remains in power, not to mention while the fighting rages in Ukraine. …read more Source:: Carnegie Endowment for International...
A Paradigm Shift: EU-Russia Relations After the War in Ukraine
The EU must build a new set of ambitious policies that treats Russia as a major threat to peace and stability in Europe, while continuing to engage with its people. A longer-term Russia strategy begins with a “Ukraine First” policy. …read more Source:: Carnegie Endowment for International...
