Europe in the World - The New Federalist

Belarus: is death the only way to freedom?

Two months ago, in Belarus, a political prisoner Vitold Ashurak died in the colony at the age of 50 from a cardiac arrest, according to the government. Nevertheless, his wife reported that he never had heart problems. He had been detained for more than 7 months and wrote in one of his last (...)

Monday 19 July 2021

Ukraine’s association with the EU – an exemplary “integration without membership”?

The penultimate interview in the Eastern Partnership series.

Thursday 6 May 2021

For a more open and democratic UN

An interconnected world needs more global governance, argues Riccardo Moschetti.

Wednesday 5 May 2021

Belarus: increasing democratic aspirations in “Europe’s last dictatorship”

Our series of interviews on the Eastern Partnership (EaP) continues!

Friday 30 April 2021

It’s not just about Navalny

Alexei Navalny began his official political career the same year Vladimir Putin was first elected President. 20 years later, Alexei Navalny is known both in Russia and abroad as the most vocal Kremlin-critic. Today, he is the face of the fight against corruption and, by extension, of the fight (...)

Saturday 13 March 2021

Georgia: a European hope in the Caucasus?

We continue our series of interviews on the Eastern Partnership with a talk on another Caucasian country, Georgia.

Tuesday 16 February 2021

A stained love

A brief look at the recently concluded Comprehensive Agreement on Investment and what it means for the EU’s stance on human rights in light of China’s human rights record.

Tuesday 16 February 2021

Armenia left alone in its suffering once again

After a comprehensive look at Moldovan politics, we continue our series of interviews on the Eastern Partnership with a unique talk about the tragic events in Armenia.

Saturday 13 February 2021

A historic breakthrough in Chișinău?

Examine the perspectives of Moldova under the Eastern Partnership framework through the eyes of two Moldovan students.

Tuesday 9 February 2021

Time for an EU diplomatic renaissance in the East

The European Union’s (EU) Eastern neighbourhood continues to prove that it is hardly the prosperous and peaceful ‘ring of friends’ the European Commission hoped for when it established its European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) in 2003. One country after another is being shaken by wars or major (...)

Friday 5 February 2021

The Eastern Partnership: Perspectives of an ambitious project in a deadlock

Three years ago, Witold Jurasz, a former Polish diplomat with experience in the East and the current director of the Centre for Strategic Analysis, stated on the Defence.24 website that the Eastern Partnership is “de facto dead.” This opinion on that significant political project, which probably (...)

Tuesday 26 January 2021

Despite progress in EU-Turkey talks, several hurdles remain

A brief overview of the hurdles that lie ahead for EU-Turkey relations

Tuesday 19 January 2021