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The European comfort zone is evident in the Ukraine crisis. Western Europeans don’t feel threatened—and without a common threat perception, they cannot make tough decisions.
Barack Obama wants the Ukraine dossier off his desk. This means relying increasingly on Angela Merkel, whose leadership in Europe is crucial for dealing with Russia.
It is a great pity that most of the eight Central and Eastern European countries that joined the EU a decade ago have made no contribution to its foreign and security policy.
Three weeks before the European Parliament elections, representatives from across the political spectrum give their views on the assembly’s role in EU foreign policy making.
Vladimir Putin is destabilizing Ukraine and threatening Europe’s security. If NATO is not prepared to put boots on the ground to stop him, Euro-Atlanticism is in big trouble.
The Europe that was built after 1945 is under threat from Russia. But Germany is pretending it is business as usual.
The EU’s unwillingness to protect Ukraine confirms its hypocrisy over its values, principles, and borders. What good news for Russian President Vladimir Putin!
Every week a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
No matter how Ukraine’s interim government reacts to pro-Russian provocations and violence in the East of the country, Kiev’s actions will be exploited by the Kremlin.
Vladimir Putin is drawing new borders between Russia’s neighborhood and the West. Yet that will not deter the peoples of Eastern Europe from aspiring to Western values.
