Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Several Carnegie experts from different offices discuss the significance of Putin’s address to the future of Russia and its role in the international community.
The EU’s approach to the post-Soviet space has failed. The union and its member states need to design a new Eastern policy that puts Eastern Europe, not Russia, first.
For years, the EU was extremely cautious not to provoke Russia. But with Moscow’s aggression against Ukraine, the EU now has to accept that the situation has changed.
In character and attitude, Germany and Russia are the antipodes in today’s international system. That could explain perhaps both the closeness the two countries have felt for years and the growing confrontation which has come with the Ukraine crisis.
Germany has an interest in strengthening the current global order. Thanks to its geography and economy, the country has the means to do so—but does it have the willingness?
Four experts assess the most pressing issues awaiting the incoming EU foreign policy chief and propose a new strategy for turning Europe into a more effective global actor.
The EU and Russia are increasingly at odds with each other. The two worlds are drifting farther apart.
The EU made a mistake when it compromised with Russia and delayed the implementation of its free trade agreement with Ukraine.
Russia’s deployment of troops in Ukraine marks the end of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s attempts to prevent the worst through diplomacy.
The escalating sanctions have served as a warning shot to Moscow. But sanctions can only become meaningful if they are part of a wider strategy.