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The Political Subcurrents of the Ukrainian Crisis

“He soon realized part of the reason for his unease – the gunfire had suddenly stopped. It had been booming away almost without cease for the past two weeks, and now there was silence in the surrounding sky. Yet in town, in fact right ahead of him down on the Kreshchatyk, he could plainly hear bursts of rifle-fire. He turned up his coat collar and set off.” –Mikhail Bulgakov describing the civil war-torn city of Kyiv on New Year’s Eve 1918–1919 in his book The White Guard.¹

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Back to the Frontier

Preventing a new fault line from emerging on Europe’s northeastern ensures that the process of democratic transition may again be strengthened in its journey eastward, not only in Eastern Europe but possibly, one day, in Russia itself.

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Preaching to the Unconverted: A Strategic View of the EU’s Eastern Partnership Program

We should give up the idea that European values are somehow going to win over the continent on their own.

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Keeping the Eastern Partnership on track

What could emerge is a ‘two-tier’ Eastern Partnership, encompassing countries in favour of strong relations with the and countries that are not.

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Multi-speed Europe and Estonia after Vilnius

After the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius at the end of November, the hard work will only begin.

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Of life in the mountains and on the shore

Contrary to the Baltic Sea region, in the Caucasus the Great Powers have throughout history considered simple division as a solution to all problems.

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The 2008 Russia-Georgia War five years later

If the Russian side had the intention to bring Georgia to its knees, then it thought the goal had been achieved. Alas, this time it was Russia which was wrong – the military victory did not translate into a political one.

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The Post-Soviet Twilight

The stubborn political culture of Russia and Ukraine.

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What Do the Georgians Dream About?

Europe needs to continue working if dreams are to become reality. Otherwise it could happen that another Eastern Partnership country will end up at the wrong destination – the Eurasian Union.

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The Peculiarities of the Armenian Sad Gaze

It is very difficult to find a young Armenian whose future plans include his country. Compared to this, Estonia is in seventh, or even eighth, heaven.

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