Ukraine
The Uneasy Reality of Antifascism in Ukraine
The Uneasy Reality of Antifascism in Ukraine
For almost twenty years of Ukraine's independence, the term "antifascism" used to have very limited currency in the established political discourse in Ukraine. Until 2010, "antifascism" was primarily used as…
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After Minsk 2: Next Steps for Peace in Ukraine
After Minsk 2: Next Steps for Peace in Ukraine
Today's agreement in Minsk by Angela Merkel, Francois Holland and Petro Poroschenko with Vladimir Putin is a success of persistent diplomacy, with more agreements to be added soon to create…
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How War Can Come to Europe
How War Can Come to Europe
Russia’s annexation of Crimea and support for the continuing insurgency in Eastern Ukraine mean that peace in Europe can no longer be taken for granted. For several reasons, the West’s…
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Engineering Peace: White Paper Ukraine
Engineering Peace: White Paper Ukraine
Russian President Putin Vladimir Putin delivered his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly on December 4th, 2014. This speech was traditionally held at the Kremlin’s St George Hall before an…
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Russia Paralyzed by Isolationism and Nationalism and the Myth of a NATO Threat
Russia Paralyzed by Isolationism and Nationalism and the Myth of a NATO Threat
Invited by the European University St. Petersburg (EUSP), the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies (RISS) and supported by the External Relations Committee of St. Petersburg and by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V.,…
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NATO 3.0 Needed in Time of Crisis
NATO 3.0 Needed in Time of Crisis
The two severe crises in Ukraine with the Russian Federation as well as in Iraq and Syria with the IS terror regime, not to forget a fragile situation in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan,…
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Time to Erase the Line between Old and New NATO Members
Time to Erase the Line between Old and New NATO Members
It is time to call a spade a spade. By annexing Crimea, supplying separatists with weapons and personnel, and now directly intervening in Ukraine, Russia has broken the rules-based system…
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The Ukraine Crisis and the Need for Codes of Tolerance
The Ukraine Crisis and the Need for Codes of Tolerance
The killing of 298 innocent people on board of flight MH-17 by a BUK anti-aircraft missile used by Ukrainian rebels in the east without radar, marks a game changer for…
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