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served as a media liaison officer for the OSCE observer mission in Donetsk from October 2015 to March 2016. He currently is a freelance journalist in Berlin.
Shadow States

Berlin Policy Journal July/August 2018

The war in eastern Ukraine entered its fifth year this spring and shows no signs of ending. The Minsk agreement should lead to a …

What Germany Needs to Do Next … On Ukraine

Berlin Policy Journal September/October 2017

Stick to the Minsk agreement and explain the sanctions policy better at home.

Mission Possible

Berlin Policy Journal March/April 2017

The OSCE monitoring mission in eastern Ukraine faces widespread distrust, but it could still succeed.

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Out Now: May/June 2020 Issue



+++ The coronavirus crisis has brought Europe and the rest of the world to a standstill. What are the effects of the pandemic on international affairs? The future of the EU depends on how it handles the crisis, argues Daniela Schwarzer. Much is riding on the German EU presidency. David Goodhart makes the case for a retreat from hyperglobalization, and Richard Sennett foresees big changes coming to our way of life; Efi Koutsokosta profiles Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis; Noah Gordon, in his Carbon Critical column, points out that solar, like oil, has its overcapacity problems; and much more +++

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