On Wider Europe Policy Briefs

Russia “is a Delicate Matter”? The View from Central Asia of Putin’s Commitme...

This policy brief examines relations between Central Asian governments and Moscow.

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  • 05 / 21 / 2012

Eurasia’s Hinge: It’s More than just Energy

This policy brief looks at Azerbaijan's global strategic importance.

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  • 05 / 11 / 2012

Russia’s Spreading Nationalist Infection

This policy brief discusses the sources of a new wave of Russian nationalism.

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  • 04 / 16 / 2012

The Iranian Nuclear Crisis as Seen from Central Asia

This policy brief examines the views of Central Asian countries toward Iran's nuclear program.

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  • 04 / 11 / 2012

North Caucasus Turmoil Intensifies on Europe’s Doorstep

This policy brief argues for paying more attention to conflict in the North Caucasus region.

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  • 03 / 29 / 2012

Yanukovych’s Two Years in Power

This policy brief assesses the current Ukrainian government's performance and chances for reform.

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  • 03 / 02 / 2012

Ukraine and EU: Challenges that Loom Ahead

This policy brief examines the outcomes of the 15th Ukraine-EU Summit, held in December 2011.

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  • 02 / 03 / 2012

To Engage or Not to Engage: The Policy Dilemma of Dealing with Belarus

How to deal with Belarus, along with the question of whether to engage or seek to isolate the regime of Aleksandr Lukashenka has been a bone of contention in policy debates across the Atl...

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  • 08 / 12 / 2010

The Two Ukraines

This policy brief compares Ukraine's relations with the EU and Russia.

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  • 07 / 20 / 2011

How Do You Deal with An Autocratic and Energy-Rich Ally like Azerbaijan?

How does the West deal with an autocratic ally like Azerbaijan? Amanda Paul argues that the answer lies in a much broader policy of engagement that more fully takes Baku’s legitimate inte...

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  • 08 / 11 / 2010

Completing Europe: A Response to Ronald Asmus

Important institutional building blocks for further enlargement of NATO and the European Union led by the EU are being put into place and a new narrative can and should be framed around t...

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Is Enlargement Dead?

The consensus behind the enlargement of the European Union and NATO is crumbling. The strategic paradigm that guided enlargement to Central and Eastern Europe since the mid 1990s no longe...

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  • 08 / 11 / 2010

Recapitulating Yugoslavia: Culture, Politics, and State-Building in Bosnia an...

Ever since the war in the former Yugoslavia came to an end, the international community has sought to establish new political and constitutional arrangements for Bosnia and Herzegovina th...

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  • 08 / 05 / 2009

The Russia Challenge: Prospects for U.S.-Russian Relations

President Barack Obama’s first meeting with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev brought a halt, at least temporarily, to the deterioration in bilateral relations between Russia and the Unit...

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  • 07 / 02 / 2009

Internationalizing the Georgia-Abkhazia Conflict Resolution Process: Why a Gr...

Originally published in June 2008. The last several years have seen a deterioration in the situation, a growing tension level in the conflict zone and an increased danger of renewed confl...

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