Nord Stream 2: The Dead-End of Germany’s Ostpolitik
With Nord Stream 2, Berlin is supporting a project that will hurt its credibility.
Stress Test
It’s long been clear who will win Russia’s presidential election. But the campaign is laying bare the flaws within the system Vladimir Putin has …
The Great Russia Myth
The West should be careful not to make Vladimir Putin’s Russia stronger than it is.
Moscow’s Manipulation Game
Building resilience is the best way to counter Russian attempts to undermine Western democracy.
In Search of Lost Time
Moscow’s warnings of a “new Cold War” are out of sync with today’s realities.
In a Downward Spiral
Don’t fall for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear grandstanding: economically, he has his back to the wall. The deployment of US troops and heavy weapons in Eastern Europe would only play into his hands.
An Expanded Focus
Setting a positive agenda, reaching out to Russia’s remaining civil society, and pursuing a mixture of containment and engagement can build a more effective relationship with Russia over a long time frame.
Chasing a Chimera
The main cause of the conflict between Russia and the West lies in the internal legitimization deficit of Putin’s own system. A closer cooperation with Moscow’s Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) would not only undermine the EU’s values – the Kremlin is simply not interested. A reply to Mark Leonard’s and Ivan Krastev’s “The New European Disorder.”
