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Does the war in Ukraine call for a new Next Generation EU?
The European Union should take significant economic measures in response to the war in Ukraine, but a new Next Generation EU is not needed yet.
Blog Post
The European Union should take significant economic measures in response to the war in Ukraine, but a new Next Generation EU is not needed yet.
Blog Post
A requirement for gas to be paid for in rubles is a way for Russia to side-step central bank sanctions.
Opinion
The international community will have to restart the long process of de-escalation in order to preserve peace. We have a long climb ahead.
Opinion
The spectre of a democratic Russia aligned with the West is probably a more serious concern for Beijing than what it risks losing by supporting Russia, which is exactly why China has arrived at its contorted position on the current military conflict in Ukraine.
Opinion
Beijing will support Moscow as long as it does not fall foul of Western sanctions.
Blog Post
China has too much to lose from aligning with Russia over Ukraine.
Blog Post
The European Union should grant candidate status to Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, as part of a long-term stabilisation strategy.
Blog Post
European Union membership for Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine is at present unrealistic, but they should be offered more than Association Agreements.
Opinion
The European Union will have to bolster members most vulnerable to Russian blackmail and rethink the structure of European energy markets in order to effectively counter Putin.
Blog Post
Even with help from China, Russia will be unable to mitigate the immediate impact of Western sanctions.
Blog Post
The European Union can manage without Russian gas next winter, but must be united in taking difficult decisions, accepting that in many cases it won’t have enough time for perfect solutions.
Opinion
The EU is still Russia’s largest trading partner, actually several times bigger than China.
