
Given Washington’s “pivot” toward Asia, you would think Europe would be doing more to provide for its own military defense. You would be wrong.

Compensating Holocaust victims is not only about money. It is about dealing with the past and ensuring that Jews living in Germany can feel safe. Why can’t other countries reckon with their pasts?

Recent events in the post-Soviet European neighborhood have again put the spotlight on struggling efforts for democratization in the region.

While the outcome of Ukraine’s upcoming parliamentary elections is unclear, the result is unlikely to change the country’s power structure.

Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe opens a lot of challenges to Ukraine, and at the same time, a window of opportunity.

As the Eurasian customs union’s influence on the world stage and in Europe’s neighborhood is likely to increase, the EU should attempt to understand the project and find ways to protect its own interests.

It is essential that as U.S. officials underscore the need for Ukraine’s upcoming elections to meet the highest international standards of freedom and fairness, they match their rhetoric to reality during and after the election.

Ukraine continues to seek a course between full integration with both the West and the East, but the EU association process has stalled and Kyiv is resisting Russian pressure to join the customs union.

The October 2012 parliamentary elections in Ukraine will test the strength of new election legislation and the prospects for further democratization.
Carnegie's Ukraine Program hosted a private discussion on global trends and opportunities with Dr. Henry A. Kissinger.