A year of change?
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Mon, May 18, 2020
Zelenskyy’s first year: New beginning or false dawn?
Volodymyr Zelenskyy generated a wave of optimism when he became Ukraine’s sixth president on May 20, 2019. One year on, it is not clear whether his presidency will prove to be genuinely transformational or just another false dawn.
Thu, May 21, 2020
Russo-Ukrainian War: Zelenskyy unable to find path to peace with Putin
President Zelenskyy’s talk of a new approach to peace with Russia proved hugely attractive to the war-weary Ukrainian public in 2019. However, one year on, there is very little to show for this initial optimism.
UkraineAlert by Peter Dickinson
Thu, May 21, 2020
Ukraine’s novice president may yet live up to the hype
Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy has struggled to match the sky high expectations that accompanied his historic 2019 election win, but he has done enough during his first year to suggest he may yet live up to the hype, says Tetiana Popova.
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Walking a tight rope, one year of Zelenskyy’s foreign policy
One year ago, Zelenskyy promised to make Ukraine rich, slay corruption, and bring peace to eastern Ukraine. Skeptics will say that his moves amounted to nothing, but others are impressed that he’s putting in the work.
Zelenskyy at home: One year of domestic reform?
Since his election last year, President Zelenskyy and his government have pledged to transform and energize Ukraine’s economy. Those pledges have not been realized. Why, and what should the government do this year to live up to those promises?
European Democracy in a time of COVID-19: A Conversation with Věra Jourová
ONLINE EVENT – Amidst the pandemic, we ask European Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency, Věra Jourová, for her perspective on how European democracy is handling simultaneous stress tests – from emergency public health measures, coordination across Member States, postponed elections, and an influx of misinformation and disinformation.
COVID-19 disinformation in the Caucasus
As South Caucasus nations deal with both the novel coronavirus pandemic and a COVID-19 fueled infodemic, it is crucial that people have access to trustworthy reliable and accurate information in order to understand and respond to the crisis.
Mon, May 18, 2020
Partial Eurobond not the answer to Europe’s coronavirus economic downturn
Some have argued that a partial Eurobond instrument, backed for example by France, Italy, and Spain, could be set up as a risk sharing and/or solidarity tool to partially finance the recovery out of the economic downturn caused by the pandemic. This is a truly awful idea as such an instrument would deliver none of the potential benefits of a Eurobond, while simultaneously creating asymmetric risks on capital markets.
New Atlanticist by Bart Oosterveld
Wed, May 13, 2020
US still determined to block Putin’s pet pipeline project
Vladimir Putin hasn’t given up on his grand strategy to dominate European gas markets but the US remains committed to preventing Russia from completing the strategically vital Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Germany.
UkraineAlert by Diane Francis
Wed, May 13, 2020
Poland divided over elections and COVID restrictions
Poland has begun to ease its COVID lockdown, but Poles remain unsure if the benefits of reopening outwweigh the potential costs.
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