Power game conundrums, widespread corruption, and an active peace support mission are all considerable barriers for any country seeking to enter the EU.
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Oliver Hegglin July 16, 2024 Europe, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles
Power game conundrums, widespread corruption, and an active peace support mission are all considerable barriers for any country seeking to enter the EU.
Read More »Oleksandra Zadesenets June 11, 2024 Europe, Latest Articles
It can be stated that the law 'On Foreign Agents' writes off almost the entire path Georgia has gone through to be regarded as an aspiring EU member since it hints at hostility to this institution. Yet the protests in the country can be regarded as the catalyst for potential political change.
Read More »Sam Biden June 6, 2024 Europe, Latest Articles, Uncategorized
The Dayton Agreement, while successful in ending the violent conflict of the early 1990s, has become viewed as institutionalising ethnic divisions, leaving the entities in a tenuous balance of power.
Read More »Rowan Allport May 21, 2024 Europe, Evidence to Parliament, Latest Articles, Security and Defence, Uncategorized
The House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee has published the HSC's evidence on the implications of the war in Ukraine for UK defense. The inquiry comes as the conflict enters its third summer and Russia has intensified its offensive operations.
Read More »Oleksandra Zadesenets March 11, 2024 Counter-Extremism, Europe, Latest Articles, Uncategorized
The spectre of populism is haunting Europe. The populist parties are surging around the whole continent, and Germany is not an exception. The support for the far right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has risen significantly, which brings with it concerns about the sustainability of German democracy in the future.
Read More »Oleksandra Zadesenets February 5, 2024 Europe, Latest Articles, Opinion
Brexit became a turning point that vividly demonstrated the difference between the promised vision of devolution and its actual functionality in today’s reality. It is high time for the Good Friday Agreement to be reviewed.
Read More »Oliver Hegglin December 11, 2023 Europe, Latest Articles, Security and Defence
While the UN-mandated, NATO-backed, and EU-led Peace Mission EUFOR-Althea continues to maintain peace and stability, it is up to the political process to find a lasting solution to a clearly unresolved frozen conflict.
Read More »Oleksandra Zadesenets November 30, 2023 Europe, Latest Articles
Orban can be seen as a voice of the Kremlin in the European Union. His claims about the necessity of withdrawal of sanctions from Russia, hindering the arm supply to Kyiv and opposition to Ukrainian membership of the European Union prove that this suspicion is relevant.
Read More »Oleksandra Zadesenets October 14, 2023 Europe, Latest Articles
If a compromise with the new government can be found, and if the new leaders will be predisposed to the democratic advancement and eradication of authoritarian mechanisms, there should be room for internal institutional change.
Read More »Oleksandra Zadesenets September 11, 2023 Europe, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles
Considering the different political, historical, social and economic backgrounds of Cyprus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, as well as the nature and dynamics of each conflict, it is tough to give a concrete answer as to whether the Cypriot experience applies to these cases.
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