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Articles de cet auteur (4)

Ukrainian Hopes for the German EU Council Presidency

In 2014, Ukraine started its fight for democracy, European values, and EU standards in all spheres of life. Whether it will be successful or not is still open to question, but the Euromaidan protests that began in fall 2013, and shaped Ukraine’s path ever since, were about all that. In this respect, Berlin has been a critically important partner for Kyiv – and it still is, even if there are disagreements regarding the Nord Stream 2 pipeline running from Russia to Germany.

samedi 3 octobre 2020

Belarus : A Moral Defeat for Lukashenko ?

Despite President Lukashenko’s tremendous victory in the Belarusian presidential election (official polls claimed that he captured nearly 80% of the votes), the results of the election have not ceased to be contested. In a country such as Belarus, where discontent is rarely so vocally expressed, (…)

mardi 18 août 2020

Europe’s Response to Hong Kong Security Law : Between Condemnation and Restraint

Europe’s reaction verbally condemns the national security law, but errs on the side of caution in its action.

dimanche 9 août 2020

The Spanish - voting as usual

During the past four years, Spain has witnessed more general elections than cinemas have new Star Wars movies. And even if the Force remains with the Socialist Party, the many quarrels within Madrid’s Galactic Senate continue to prevent Pedro Sánchez from comfortably taking his office as Supreme (…)

lundi 2 décembre 2019