Publications

This commentary argues that, by using a humanitarian convoy as a pretext, Moscow may be seeking to establish an open, legitimate-looking ground presence in Eastern Ukraine, thus blocking the continuat...chevron_right

This paper analyzes the functioning and future of local border traffic (LBT) regimes (agreements between EU and Schengen non-EU members and neighboring countries on visa-free land border-crossings fo...chevron_right

This Finland-centered report analyzes the shift away from territory-based geopolitics and towards the geopolitics of 'global flows' and 'global commons'. More specifically, it looks at 1) current glob...chevron_right

Why has Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) reined in its EU aspirations? Today, Toni Alaranta highlights two explanations – not only has the party consolidated its grip on power, there’s also little public pressure for additional EU-driven reforms.chevron_right

This paper discusses the implications of the increase in votes for Eurosceptic parties in the May 2014 European Parliament elections. In particular, the author examines how this surge in popularity ha...chevron_right

In light of Georgia’s intentions of signing an Association Agreement with the EU and strengthening its links with NATO in 2014, this brief discusses the future of Russian-Georgian relations. The autho...chevron_right

This paper looks at why the Visegrad Group is incapable of adopting a unified position on sanctioning Russia for its intervention in Ukraine. To inform this analysis, the author reviews and compares t...chevron_right

This commentary discusses what Ukraine’s decision to sign an Association Agreement with the European Union in June 2014 means for the country's economic development and what it reveals about the count...chevron_right

This paper explores the role of the EU's diplomatic delegations in Moscow and Washington and how they contribute to the formulation of common EU foreign policy. In particular, the authors focus on: 1)...chevron_right

This paper suggests that Russia’s actions in Ukraine can be understood through a combination of three perspectives: one that sees the actions as defensive, another that sees them as grounded in geopol...chevron_right

This paper discusses the challenges and opportunities the next High Representative of the European Union will likely face when taking office in autumn 2014. The author argues that the new High Represe...chevron_right

This paper discusses the legal and constitutional impact of the Euro crisis at the EU and national levels. The authors describe the legislative changes made during the crisis both in the EU and in mem...chevron_right

This paper looks at the voting behavior of Finnish MEPs to trace the relationship between national and European politics in the European Parliament, specifically from 2009–2014. It concludes that MEPs...chevron_right

This paper examines how the International Criminal Court (ICC) cases against the Kenyan leaders named as being behind Kenya's 2007–2008 post-election violence have affected the debate on the court as ...chevron_right

This paper first looks at some of the strikingly similar views China and Russia have of the rest of the world, and also wonders whether Moscow's recently expressed hostility towards the West might flo...chevron_right