Europe needs graduate programs on information war – Estonian media veteran
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Win for Ukraine as PACE adopts strong resolution in support of Crimean Tatars persecuted by Russia
1. To begin with, a PACE resolution focusing on the issue of Russia-occupied Crimea and the rights of…
Strategic corruption: the new hybrid weapon against the West
The use of corruption in furthering a country’s geopolitical interests is the primary technique currently widely used by…
What Europe can learn from Ukraine’s gas woes with Russia
A wise man learns from the mistakes of others. In its gas relations with Russia, Ukraine has made…
A Ukrainian moment on the eve of the European Council meeting
Since Russia began its military aggression against Ukraine in 2014, with the significant exception of Germany’s highly controversial wavering…
Ukraine in review: the biggest stories of 2020
2020 was a hard year for nearly the entire world: the COVID-19 pandemic and the multiple ensuing crises…
55% of polled EU citizens support Ukraine’s EU membership, but negative perceptions still prevail
In 2020, Europeans view Ukraine more positively than in 2015, although negative perceptions still prevail. Meanwhile, awareness of…
What if Russia wins in Ukraine? Consequences of Hybrid War for Europe (Part 2)
In part one, I conceptualized the Hybrid War. I argued that it is a long term strategy, aimed…
The E40 waterway: Economic and geopolitical implications for Ukraine and the wider region
On April 24, the Ukrainian Parliament adopted a first reading of the bill “On Inland Water Transport,” finally…
West, Russia face off in Belarus over Baltic–Black Sea waterway project
Plans for a new Baltic–Black Sea waterway, passing through Ukraine, Belarus and Poland, have the potential to revolutionize…
EU emerges as leading donor for Partnership countries in fighting COVID-19 pandemic and its economic consequences
On March 30, the European Union announced it would provide substantial support to the six Eastern Partnership (EaP)…
Baltic intelligence agencies increasingly worry about threats from China in addition to Russia
In mid-March, the State Security Service (VDD) of Latvia published its annual public report. “While the new coronavirus…
Baltics call for unified European ‘frontline’ against Russian disinformation
In light of the three Baltic States’ and other Central and Eastern European countries’ continued struggle against Russian…
More than half of Ukrainians see Ukraine’s future in EU, only 13% with Russia: Poll
The key finding of the poll is that the majority of Ukrainian citizens (53%) believe that Ukraine should…
Europe fails to see Moscow using economics as a weapon not only against the former Soviet states but against it as well, Tsybulenko says
“In contrast to the countries of the West which are led by the principle, ‘politics is the concentrated…
Portnikov: Breathing lighter without Lega
Europeans can breathe easy for the first time in several years: Italy, one of the leading economies of…
If Kremlin fails to bring pro-Russian politicians to power, Ukraine should brace for radical scenarios – Horbulin
“There will be no veterans of World War III.” Walter Mondale, former US Vice-President Events in 2018 have…
Europeans will continue or even boost sanctions on Russia even though many don’t want to, Portnikov says
The decision of the EU to continue but not increase sanctions against Russia represents the current “European consensus”…
War against Ukraine is part of Russian policy to break EU apart, says historian Timothy Snyder
Ukraine took part in all stages of European history The history of Ukraine makes no sense outside the…
Russian media have published 20 different narratives on Skripal poisoning
As British investigators probe the poisoning of ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, international consensus continues to…