Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Putin’s Information Warfare in Ukraine: Soviet Origins of Russia’s Hybrid Warfare
This report focuses on Russia’s reliance on hybrid warfare against Ukraine ever since early 2014. More specifically, the text’s author argues that Moscow has relied heavily on an element of information warfare called “reflexive control,” which is a form of perception management that stresses 1) denial and deception...
The shocking truth: A Trump presidency could be good for ANZUS
‘Should Donald Trump be elected US President, Australia should tear up the ANZUS alliance’, leads this article by veteran analyst and political reporter, Daniel Flitton. He doesn’t hold back: Malcolm Turnbull or Bill Shorten could be prime minister by this time next year, but this is a simple bipartisan choice. If Trump wins the...
Russia Seeks Further Expansion of Military and Political Influence in Armenia
On November 9, Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov traveled to Armenia. The visit was agreed upon shortly before. The next day, President Vladimir Putin ordered the government of Russia to start negotiations with Armenia on establishing a joint regional air defense system (Pravo.gov.ru, November 11). Preliminary consultations...
U.S. and Western Policy Towards Russia
The Russian annexation of Crimea has led to over two years of debate regarding Washington’s strategy towards Moscow. Today, with Ukraine somewhat quieter and seeming progress towards cooperation on Syria, are more cooperative approaches possible? What should be Washington’s goals in engaging with Russia, or responding to it on the...
Making Sense of Ukraine’s Local Elections: Voters Put Multiple Parties in Office
As the ballots are counted in Ukraine’s November 15 runoff elections, the preliminary results show no national mandate or overarching themes. Instead, in a positive step for the country’s democratic development, voters dispersed power widely and put multiple political parties into office. Here’s a quick rundown of the big races...
Poland’s Balanced De-Europeanization and the ENP
WARSAW—Largely Eastern-oriented, Polish foreign policy has filled a gap in Brussels: Warsaw has been perceived as the spokesperson for the former Soviet republics striving to join the European family and it has built its foreign policy reputation in Europe around that role. This has also served its own transformation well as a recently joined...
New Policies Urgently Needed for EU Neighborhood
In the wake of the Paris attacks and the refugee crisis, Federica Mogherini, the European Union’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, and the European Commission, have issued a much-awaited revision of the “European Neighbourhood Policy” (ENP), which aims to strengthen stability, security, and prosperity in 16...
Germany’s Approach to ENP
BERLIN—Germany was never a champion of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and has traditionally been more engaged with Eastern Europe than the Southern Mediterranean. For historical, geopolitical and economic reasons, Germany was a strong supporter of EU enlargement toward Central and Eastern Europe, but its engagement with a coherent EU...
Making the Most of the European Neighbourhood Policy Toolbox
BRUSSELS—The review of the European Neighbourhood Policy, unveiled in Brussels on November 18 after a year-long process of reflection and consultation with a broader community of stakeholders in Europe and its neighboring countries, did not offer many surprises. While acknowledging many of the ENP’s flaws and the changed domestic and...
France’s Perspectives and Priorities for the European Neighborhood Policy
Photo: (BERTRAND LANGLOIS/AFP/GettyImages) PARIS—The European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) remains largely absent from the public and media foreign policy discussions in France. However, the recent security crises in Ukraine and the Mediterranean, the refugee crisis, and the latest terrorist attack in Paris have underlined the need to improve EU...
