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Commentary February 1, 2023

Let Us Not Deceive Ourselves: Western Unity Is Fragile

A common Western policy on Russia requires a herculean effort. Yet European unity will be short-lived unless—once the war ends—Ukraine receives the only security guarantee that has proven...

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Commentary January 17, 2023

Türkiye’s Regional Security Policy Is Not Anti-Kurdish — It Is Anti-PKK

How has the war in Ukraine affected Türkiye's regional security and how does Ankara perceive its problems with the Kurds? Dr Can Kasapoglu, the Director of Security and Defense Studies Program at...

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Commentary January 10, 2023

The European Political Community in a Global Context

Since its inauguration by 44 heads of state and government during the Czech EU Council Presidency in Prague on 6 October 2022, the European Political Community (EPC) has been discussed and analysed...

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Commentary January 9, 2023

The European Political Community 2022—New Wine in Old Bottles?

With the aggressive attack on Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the course of European history has changed. War in Europe is back. War waged by a great power against its neighbour has returned to European...

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Commentary January 4, 2023

Czechia at the turn of 2023: New Leadership, New Dilemmas

When taking over from the French on 1 July 2022, the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union prioritised several key areas, all connected with the EU response to the Russian aggression...

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Commentary December 28, 2022

The U.S. Foreign Policy. Mid-term or Long-term Changes?

The results of the 2022 U.S. midterm elections may have come as a surprise to some. The anticipated ‘red wave’ was a very close contest, with the Republicans narrowly taking the House and the...

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Commentary December 13, 2022

Bits versus Bombs: Observations on Russian Offensive Cyber Operations in Ukraine

When Russian tanks rolled across the Ukrainian border on 24 February and reports surfaced of a parallel attack against the satellite provider Viasat, an ominous signal was given that the war had also...

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Commentary November 1, 2022

Europe’s Port of Contention

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is scheduled to lead a business delegation early in November—the first visit to China by a Western leader since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic nearly three...

Commentary October 27, 2022

Context Matters—Amnesty International Report on Latvia Ignores the Reality of Hybrid Warfare

On 12 October 2022, Amnesty International published a report “Latvia: Return home or never leave the woods”¹, detailing what it deemed violations of migrants’ rights at the Belarusian-Latvian...

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Commentary October 21, 2022

France’s Nuclear-Weapons Policy: What’s in It for Europe?

French president Emmanuel Macron caused quite a stir with his recent statement¹ that France would not retaliate with nuclear weapons against Russia if the Kremlin launched a nuclear strike on...

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