... underpin the German Standort. Second, the institutional framework of de-risking had already been codified at both national and European Union levels, limiting the scope for substantive revision without incurring significant political and regulatory costs.... ... remained in the realm of political–normative position articulation and did affect the economic agenda of negotiations.
The Russian Factor
Viewed through the prism of the Russian–German–Chinese trilateral configuration, Chancellor Merz’s visit ...
... The events of 2014 indicate a severe crisis in the European security architecture as it existed at the end of the Cold War. The launch of the Special Military Operation in 2022 signals its final collapse.
Ivan Timofeev:
Five ‘What to Do’ for the European Union
The crisis of the European security architecture was one of the reasons for Russia’s shift from Europe to Eurasia. However, this was hardly the only reason. Long before Moscow’s initiative for a Eurasian security system emerged, Russian diplomacy was vigorously expanding its efforts to the east and south. Russia managed to ...
... reoriented toward other areas, and its market for EU companies has been lost. Hostilities with Ukraine continue. Russia's military-industrial complex has been deployed, and its nuclear potential makes any Yugoslavia- or Libya-style solutions futile. Russia has its own financial and informational network, which has become more difficult, or significantly more difficult to influence.
The good news for the European Union is that Moscow is unlikely to be planning military expansion against the EU countries themselves. War with them makes neither political nor practical sense for Russia, although the issue of responding to hypothetical military aggression ...
... for a common platform to contain China emerged.
The rise of Donald Trump has fundamentally eroded transatlantic solidarity on Ukraine.
The White House’s diplomatic overtures to Moscow were met with a muted and sceptical reception in Brussels. The European Union maintained its adherence to the original paradigm of the conflict: that Russia’s position is illegitimate and must be reversed through comprehensive isolation; that Ukraine requires unwavering support by all available means; and that Kiev’s domestic political shortcomings, however disagreeable, must be temporarily set ...
... social cohesion are identified—serving simultaneously as resonators of resilience and targets of influence: national identity, moral ecology, social norms, historical memory, institutional legitimacy, strategic autonomy, and interethnic cohesion.
The European Union applies this model to Russia, explaining to its own citizens the need for protection from “destabilizing narratives.” Russia’s position on the Ukrainian crisis, the historical context of NATO expansion, and the legal aspects of Crimea’s reunification with Russia are ...
... and armour” continues
The eighteenth package of EU sanctions was marked by a focus on the energy sector. From the very beginning of the Special Military Operation (SMO) in 2022, Brussels has placed particular emphasis on measures restricting the Russian fuel and energy sector. Bans were introduced and expanded on energy imports, on the export of equipment and technology for the oil, gas, and other industrial sectors, and on investments in the energy sector. Targeted restrictions were introduced ...
Ukraine will have to pay the price for the hawks’ triumph
A new wave of sanctions against Russia has captured global attention, with the European Union’s 19
th
package taking centre stage. Brussels had been working on it for a long time; Slovakia blocked its adoption back in late September, and Hungary also voiced objections. However, a new version of the package was ultimately adopted....
... states, the UN Security Council, key decision-making body that could adopt legally binding resolutions. Five nations (France, Russia, China, the UK, and US) were granted permanent status and given veto power. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA),... ... imperial rule. The integration of Europe evolved from the Coal and Steel Community to the European Community, and then to the European Union. Aspects of a European confederation—or a supernational sovereign state such as a European Federation—appeared ...
... assets.
Ivan Timofeev:
Three Years of Stress Test: Interim Results for Russia
Strictly speaking, the Ukrainian issue is not critical for the domestic political stability of the United States either. America’s problem is the limits of pressure on both Russia and the leaders of the world majority. They will still have to be spoken to on equal terms, even taking into account the US leadership in many areas.
The European Union retains decent financial, industrial, infrastructural and human capabilities. But their conversion into political weight remains unclear. Brussels is actively developing skills in the field of common security policy. This experience cannot ...
We live in the realities of 2025, when increased efforts do not result in proportional damage
The European Union has introduced its 18
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package of sanctions against Russia. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas has
called
it “one of the strongest sanctions packages against Russia to date.” It is hard to call the new measures painless, but their destructive power is clearly ...
