Nickolay Kapitonenko

Kyiv

Nickolay Kapitonenko is an associate professor at the Institute of International Relations at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and director of the Centre for International Relations Studies.

Articles

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