Eastern Europe

Latest news on Eastern Europe and in-depth articles with analysis and forward-looking insight

Untouchable U.S. troops in Lithuania

This month the Pentagon has been accused of blocking the sharing of U.S. intelligence with the international criminal court (ICC).…

3 days ago

The Ukraine War and Great Power Competition

The term Great Power competition (GPC) can be used as a framework to analyze interstate relations, such as those between…

3 days ago

Lithuania is on a slippery slope hosting NATO troops

As Lithuania not only calls on NATO partners to increase military presence on its territory, the authorities also allocate large…

1 week ago

Georgia in a New World: Between Russia and the West

When Russia’s special military operation commenced in Ukraine a year ago, not too many countries have surprised Moscow to the…

2 weeks ago

Options for Ending the War in Ukraine

On the one hand, as in any war, leaders' stubborn myths lead to more death and destruction as the war…

2 weeks ago

Why the world must encourage peace in the Caucasus now

After five people were killed when a conflict broke out following the seizure of weapons in the Karabakh region, it…

2 weeks ago

A Western option in the South Caucasus after the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Authors: Maurizio Geri and Francesco Foti The recent Russian meddling in Moldovan domestic politics, with warnings of even a possible…

2 weeks ago

Germany inspects Lithuania

Appointed as Federal Minister of Defence of Germany in January, B.Pistorius will conduct his first visit to Lithuania on March…

3 weeks ago

The UN and Ukraine: year-long war spreads global fallout

As well as causing untold suffering for the people of Ukraine, the consequences of Russia’s invasion of the country have…

3 weeks ago

Policy Recommendation: Countering Russian Escalation of the Ukraine War

So far, the Ukraine war has remained a limited war, from the standpoint of the U.S. and NATO as no…

3 weeks ago