T his report outlines major trends that over the course of the next decade will shape the future of Eastern Partnership (EaP) region, to be understood as six individual countries and as a policy framework of the European Union. The authors of the report have focused particularly on those trends that are common for all […]

Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” analyzed foreign policy programs and plans of President Zelenskyy and political parties present in the new Parliament.

Zelenskyi’s landslide victory is a vote for change. It also exposes Ukraine's vulnerability and the deficiency of reforms. Zelenskyi's voters united against the old system rather than around a common agenda about how to bring about change.

Ukrainians came up with the road map for president's first days in the office

Despite the smouldering conflict in Donbas and the tensions around Russia’s occupation of Crimea, security policy has so far failed to attract voters’ attention in the campaign.

Presidential canditates make promises that can be implemented only if they have majority in parliament

While the economy needs to be in focus.

The crazy way Ukrainian democracy works

What should Western partners expect after presidential election in Ukraine?

Analysts explain Ukraine presidential election for foreign audience

Providing international expert audiences with evidence-based analysis on the 2019 presidential elections in Ukraine

The Project was aimed at studying the relations within the Ukraine-Moldova-Romania triangle with the consideration of current political developments in the three countries

The Naval Forces of Ukraine were the first one who faced hybrid aggression manifestation in Crimea in 2014.

Polish journalists (from state and independent media) are invited to participate in the 5-day visit to Ukraine in October 2018.

Despite the differences in the positions on foreign policy priorities among the countries of the Visegrad Group the experience of the last three years clearly shows solidarity in the issue of assistance to Ukraine

How the European Union and the European Parliament (EP) contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights in Ukraine?

International experts and diplomats have announced the results of Ukraine’s foreign policy in 2017. So what are the biggest successes and failures? To get to know all the details, we welcomed to the studio Hennadiy Maksak, chairman of the Foreign Policy Council ‘Ukrainian Prism’ – the organization which conducted this survey.

December 22 marks the 100th anniversary of Ukraine’s diplomatic service, created in 1917. The country’s President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman attended a special ceremony to commemorate the century of Ukrainian diplomacy. To learn more about the service, we were joined by Hanna Shelest, editor in chief of Ukraine Analytica.

Is repairing of Ukraine - Poland relations possible?

Issue 11 of EaP Think Bridge Digest is out focusing of EaP Brussels Summit aftermath

The defence sector was a low priority in the political competition as it provided little political, economic and reputational incentives

Issue 10 of the Eastern Partnership Think Bridge Digest is focusing on transformations in security sector

New issue of EaP Think Bridge is out!

For the last two weeks, numerous statements have been made about the possible United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission to Ukraine.

The article analyses the Greek-Turkish conflict as an example of a protracted international conflict, which proved to be resilient to the years of resolution attempts.

“Changemakers in the Eastern Neighbourhood and the Mediterranean South” 13 – 18 June 2017 Odessa, Ukraine

With parliamentary elections in Armenia quickly approaching, a profound period of transition is nearing its apex.

Strengthening cooperation between Ukraine and Romania is a key issue of the European Neighborhood and Partnership Policy, as well as of the international cooperation in the Black Sea Region and the Wider Eastern European region.

The European-ness perception and feelings are still nascent among Ukrainians

It is unquestionably that Chisinau can count on support from Kiev and Kiev, in its turn, relies on such support from Chisinau.

Both countries would definitely benefit more if they applied liberal and constructivist patterns rather than rational egoism

It is a test of being democratic without sacrificing one’s security, and being secure not at the expense of one’s democracy

What to expect form both candidates in foreign policy?

The four strategic options now available to Ukraine

There is an absence of a real interest in Alaska’s military development

Petr Lunak from Public Diplomacy Department, NATO HQ

A long track marked with some progress and shortcomings

Is electoral security possible on the uncontrolled territories of Ukraine?

Lifting international sanctions seems the only incentive for Russia to comply with the Minsk agreements.

Russia occupied Crimea against the background of a state vacuum in Ukraine and thedisorientation of the new Ukrainian leadership of the post-Maidan period

Вespite the fact that the most brilliant strategic thinkers were drafting NATO strategic concepts some important threats were overlooked

Russia does not clearly outline the perimeter of its vital interests, perhaps in an attempt to preserve some strategic ambiguity for NATO.

The mobilizing success of the moral shocks is interpreted through introducing the notion of emotional path dependence

By thinking that Europe is “finished business” NATO almost lost the feeling of importance and sense of partnership on its immediate borders.

External challenges in the form of an oil embargo in 1973, the above-mentioned “gas crisis” and the necessity to ensure energy imports have little effects on European foreign energy policy

the absence of hard security assurances to the partner countries within the framework of the ENP or under other EU’s policies provoked Russia to launch a hybrid war in Ukraine in 2014