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  • Why Europe should change its approach to Azerbaijan
    Bulletin article by Rem Korteweg, 25 March 2013
    Why Europe should change its approach to Azerbaijan
  • A new neighbourhood policy for the EU
    Policy brief by Charles Grant, 11 March 2011
  • Who is winning Eastern Europe's great game?
    Insight by Katinka Barysch, 19 July 2010
  • Europe must bring Ukraine into the fold
    Opinion piece by Tomas Valasek
    07 September 2008

    In a spectacular case of bad timing, Ukraine’s government all but collapsed last week. President Viktor Yushchenko withdrew most of his deputies from the ruling coalition with Yulia Tymoshenko, the prime minister.
  • What does the war in Georgia mean for EU foreign policy?
    Briefing note by Tomas Valasek, 15 August 2008

    The war in Georgia divided the European Union instead of uniting it. Some member-states condemned Russia and gave (non-military) aid to the Georgian government; others accused Tbilisi of provoking the war.

  • The EU will want more from Serbia than arrests
    Insight by Tomas Valasek, 25 July 2008

    On July 21st 2008, Serbian security agents hauled Radovan Karadzic off a bus in Belgrade and took him into custody. The long-wanted wartime leader of the Bosnian Serbs now awaits extradition to the International War Crimes Tribunal (ICTY) in The Hague, where he stands accused of crimes against humanity for his role in the 1992-95 Bosnia war.
  • Ukraine needs new politicians
    Insight by Charles Grant, 22 July 2008

    Ukraine is heading for an economic crash. At least that was the message I picked up in the Crimean resort of Yalta earlier this month, at the 'Yalta European Strategy' conference.
  • Can the EU thaw frozen conflicts
    Insight by Tomas Valasek, 30 June 2008

    The Czech government floated proposals in May that would see the EU take a more active role in solving frozen conflicts in eastern Europe. The Czechs hold the EU’s rotating presidency next year, so their wish may become reality.
  • France finds a friend in Ukraine
    Insight by Tomas Valasek, 02 May 2008

    The government of Nicolas Sarkozy has launched a charm offensive towards Ukraine. French diplomats in Brussels have begun saying that Ukraine should have a ‘privileged’ status with the EU.
  • The Czechs in the EU: In the middle of the class
    Insight by Charles Grant, 10 March 2008

    On a recent visit to Prague, people kept asking me how the Czech Republic was doing as EU member-state, and whether it was a successful member.
  • What now, Ukraine?
    Insight by Tomas Valasek, 05 October 2007

    Ukrainians voters have spoken, sort of. On September 30th, they elected a new parliament. They made some heartening choices, backing forces of reform and sidelining smaller, less relevant parties.