Russia’s War of Aggression: “Zeitenwende” for European security order?

Presentation of the lecture delivered by Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schneckener, Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Conflict and Peace (CeCoP), Osnabrück University, 27 February 2024. (PDF) Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schneckener Read more on the topic in the publications by Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schneckener and Mag. Sebastian Schäffer The Day After – Towards a Greater European Council? and Russia’s War and Europe’s Changing Security Order: Time for a “Greater European Council”?

Black Sea Security after Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Views from Ukraine, Georgia, and Azerbaijan

The policy paper depicts the views of foreign policy communities in Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Georgia about the future of the Black Sea region and a wider European security after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The study, based on expert survey and interviews, indicate some differences among three countries but also potential for more synergies and cooperation in the Black Sea area. (PDF) Kornely Kakachia, Anar Valiyev, Hanna Shelest, Bidzina Lebanidze, Maksym Khylko, Ahmad Alili, Salome Kandelaki

Ukraine − Russia: Motivations, Potentials, Prospects for Developing Relations

Ukraine and Russia have asymmetric potential in the military, economic, demographic and other domains. This will not change in the foreseeable future. However, this should not necessarily have a fatal impact on their relations. Nor does it make Ukraine doomed to being under Russian influence or mandate that Russia sacrifice its prospects of democratic development, human and material resources for bringing Ukraine back to its orbit of influence. (PDF) Maksym Khylko

Regional security from Ukraine’s perspective. A focus on NATO

In co-operation with NATO, Ukraine needs to set realistic goals and terms that would not cause unnecessary frustration and misunderstanding. Surely, it would be the right step for NATO leaders to send a strong signal to Ukraine that the prospect of membership is still valid. But even if we do not get a membership action plan this year, the best response would be not frustration, but the redoubling of our efforts to meet the membership criteria. (PDF) Maksym Khylko

How Ukraine and EU Can Assist Belarusian Democratic Movement

Statement delivered by Maksym Khylko, Chairman of the Board at the East European Security Research Initiative Foundation, and Russian and Belarusian Studies Program Director at the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”, at the Second Ukrainian-Czech Discussion Forum, Kyiv, 26 May 2021. (PDF) Maksym Khylko

Political Crisis, Disinformation and Demand for Constitutional Reform in Armenia: Survey Results

Within the period from March 11 to April 5, 2021, the Analytical Center on Globalization and Regional Cooperation (ACGRC, Armenia) conducted a survey among the internet users aiming to find out the public attitude on the following three main issues: (a) the domestic political crisis in Armenia and the options for its possible overcoming; (b) the level of the spread of disinformation and the main reason for its spread; (c) the level of demand for constitutional reforms. (PDF) ACGRC

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