The international bailout of Ireland’s economy is another epic moment in the crisis of the eurozone. Angela Merkel’s government in Berlin is, as ever, at the heart of events. Katinka Barysch maps the political logic that guides Germany’s current strategy.
The proxy contest for influence between the European Union and Russia in a wide arc of states encompassing eastern Europe, the Caucasus and central Asia is changing shape, says Katinka Barysch.
Turkey’s new regional confidence appears to make the problems in its accession to the European Union less significant. But the linkage is more complicated, says Katinka Barysch.
The summit of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of Twenty (G20) countries took place in the southern English town of Horsham on 13-14 March 2009. It was
The headlines about the conflict in the Caucasus in August 2008 have been replaced by news about collapsing financial markets. But the questions raised by the Georgia-Russia war remain high
Turkey is no stranger to political turmoil. The country has experienced four coups since 1960. The current government - in which the Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi (Justice and Development Party
European Union leaders meet in Lisbon on 18-19 October 2007 to reach final agreement on the EU's new "reform treaty". A deal is within reach, provided
The relationship between Turkey and the European Union, never easy, has taken a turn for the worse. The dispute over Cyprus - involving Turkey's refusal of access of
Also in openDemocracys Ukraine: the orange revolution debate:
* Alexander Motyl, How Ukrainians became citizens (November 2004)
* Marek Matraszek, Ukraine, Poland, and a free world (November 2004)
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