

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.

Europeans are united in their opposition to Crimea’s Russian-sponsored referendum. EU leaders should convert that opposition into intelligent and effective soft power.

The decades-old special relationship between Berlin and Moscow is fraying. Neither Russia nor Germany should underestimate what that might mean for EU foreign and security policy.

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.

The longer the EU and the United States ponder what measures to take against Russia, the more Vladimir Putin may be encouraged to meddle in more than just Crimea.

Russia’s intervention in Crimea has reopened a division of Europe not seen in over a decade. The consequences of Vladimir Putin’s actions may be greater than he realizes.

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.

The EU and Russia are embroiled in a struggle for influence in Europe’s East. The West needs to realize that any notions it had about a cooperative Russia have ceased to exist.

Poland’s successful mediating role in Ukraine did not happen overnight. It was the result of a long-term strategy of rapprochement that Warsaw has pursued for over two decades.

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.