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Foreign and security policy | 13.05.2024 The great diplomatic game When confrontation with the US looks inevitable and relations with Russia are robust, China’s focus turns to Europe
Foreign and security policy | 23.02.2024 Seven hundred thirty days Could the war in Ukraine have been avoided?
Foreign and security policy | 18.01.2024 Security in limbo A sustainable truce will require providing Ukraine with enhanced security. The country has pinned its hopes on bilateral guarantees
Foreign and security policy | 15.09.2023 A new line of geopolitical division The most dangerous times come when the gap between the old hegemon and the new challenger shrinks. Then, the old rules of the game no longer apply
Foreign and security policy | 14.07.2023 A lesson in realism One of the messages of the Vilnius Summit is that as long as the war in Ukraine continues, there will be no NATO membership
European integration | 29.04.2022 Ukraine’s EU membership ambition Before the war, Ukraine's dream to become part of the EU was exactly that – a dream. But the new political reality could make it come true
Foreign and security policy | 14.01.2022 Where would a new global security architecture leave Ukraine? Ukraine hopes for a solid outcome from this week’s summits between Russia and the West. But it may struggle to find a place in a volatile world order
Foreign and security policy | 16.08.2021 Eastern Europe's déjà vu 30 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, Eastern European countries are again becoming hostages of powerful states
Foreign and security policy | 05.05.2021 China’s soft power debacle in Eastern Europe With Sino-American tensions on the rise, China is under pressure to revive its weakening influence in eastern Europe
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