Thomas de Waal

Senior Fellow
Carnegie Europe
De Waal is a senior fellow with Carnegie Europe, specializing in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus region.
Education

BA, Balliol College, University of Oxford

Languages
  • English
  • Russian

Latest Analysis

    • Carnegie.ru Commentary

    Trepidation at Georgia’s TV Takeover

    The Georgian government’s move to take over Rustavi-2 television drags the country further into the politics of vendetta.

    • Commentary

    Armenia and Azerbaijan May Play the Karabakh Card

    The situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone grows more tense. What should the sparring parties and the mediators do to come closer to a resolution?

    • Commentary

    Lessons From a No-Longer Top Nation

    As America grapples with its place in the world, there are lessons to be drawn from Britain.

    • Commentary

    Losing Control in the Caucasus

    Russia’s involvement in a conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is likely to do more harm than good.

    • Commentary

    What Is Putin Really Up To in Syria?

    • October 02, 2015
    • POLITICO Magazine

    Russia may be using the pretense of combating the self-proclaimed Islamic State to justify its air strikes in Syria, but its true objectives are up for debate.

    • Carnegie.ru Commentary

    The Still-Topical Tagliavini Report

    • September 30, 2015

    Many people are trying to rewrite the history of the 2008 Georgia-Russia War in the light of the Ukraine crisis. The EU’s report on the war is still a useful baseline and a reminder of how different the two conflicts are.

    • Commentary

    The New Siege of Crimea

    • July 09, 2015
    • National Interest

    Western sanctions on Crimea are hurting locals and empowering the Kremlin.

    • Carnegie.ru Commentary

    Sochi Revisited in Baku?

    • June 18, 2015

    Baku’s European Games may be following a pattern set by the Sochi Olympics. The end result of the games is likely to be an even less pro-European and pro-Western Azerbaijan.

    • Carnegie.ru Commentary

    In Memoriam: Alexander Rondeli

    • June 16, 2015

    Alexander Rondeli passed away on June 12th, 2015. He was a Georgian political scientist, policy advisor, commentator, and founder of the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies. Eugene Rumer and Thomas de Waal join Rondelia's many friends and colleagues in expressing their condolences.

    • Carnegie.ru Commentary

    Misha Takes Over Odessa

    • June 02, 2015

    The sensational appointment of Mikheil Saakashvili to run Odessa will shake up both Ukraine and Georgia.

Please note...

You are leaving the website for the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy and entering a website for another of Carnegie's global centers.

请注意...

你将离开清华—卡内基中心网站,进入卡内基其他全球中心的网站。