Serbia's Eastern Dimension

The election of former ultranationalist Tomislav Nikolic as Serbia's President is generating uncertainty about the country’s future and the stability of the Balkan region. It has also raised questions about Russia's economic and political penetration in South East Europe.

Troubled Neighbourhood

Wojciech Borodzicz-Smoliński talks about modern Warsaw-Vilnius relations

Vaclav Havel: The Man Behind the Velvet Revolution

Daniel Kaiser, author of Dissident Vaclav Havel, speaks about the first critical biography of the famed Czech politician and playwright

Merabishvili is Appointed Prime Minister of Georgia

The appointment gives President Mikheil Saakashvili his biggest trump card in his confrontation with the Kremlin

Estonia's The New Constitution: A Normal Life Begins

The new Constitution brought Estonia back to the Western Hemisphere and constituted the backbone around which life in the new Republic would concentrate.

Joseph Daul: “I will support Ms. Tymoshenko until she is released”

Joseph Daul is a well-known French politician and Chairman of the European People’s Party Group in the European Parliament. He is considered to be a consistent, thorough and slightly conservative politician. In his interview for The Ukrainian Week, Mr. Daul comments on the new French president’s recent statements about Ukraine and shares his opinion on Ukraine-EU cooperation.

Pascal Boniface: “Football helps ease national and religious antagonisms”

Dr. Pascal Boniface, founding Director of IRIS (Institute for International and Strategic Relations), speaks on football as a factor of globalisation, the crisis of NATO and the future of Eastern Europe

China and India: Mutual Suspicion

Honorary Distinguished Fellow at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies Professor Baladas Ghoshal told The Ukrainian Week about the conflict between China and India as well as geopolitical balance of power in Asia

Time Bomb

High hopes of the Arab Spring have crashed

Are the Recent Changes in Myanmar Irreversible?

Professor of Political Science at Columbia University Andrew J. Nathan told The Ukrainian Week about the recent geopolitical trends of Asian and Pacific Region and namely about the democratization in Myanmar

Khadija Ismayilova: “Eurovision is an attempt to showcase our medieval Middle East monarchy as a modern European democracy”

To Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev and his administration, this is a chance to show off himself and his country to European guests and instil pride for the state and trust in the government among his crisis-stricken citizens

A Cure for Foreign Affairs

Bernard Kouchner, former French Foreign Minister: "If you want to live in a better world, it's all possible in the EU"

Communists Icons Lose Shine in France

“Share everything!” “No more lay-offs!” “Away with NATO!” “No to global capital!” These and other similar, moth-eaten slogans are brought back by the fans of the hammer and sickle in the run-up to every election in France. And although Paris’ threadbare “red belt” is gradually shrinking, the country still has plenty of die-hard communists

The French Way

Michel Wieviorka told The Ukrainian Week about the reasons for François Hollande election success, sociological intervention and terrorism as a loss of sense

Britain Is Closing Down

Will the UK be the least hospitable host of the Olympics in the recent time?

Marie Mendras: “Orange Revolutions Are Possible Anywhere”

A renowned French researcher of the post-Soviet political space shares her ideas about the probability of repressions in Russia, prospects of new revolutions, and the causes of future misunderstandings between Kyiv and Moscow.

Suicide Moods

Austerity measures aggravate the troubles of European economies

Ultra-Right Movements Intensify In Europe

30 ultra-right parties are now active in Europe. They gain votes in elections, get through to parliaments, affect decision making and even sign agreements with traditional conservative political forces

A European Integration Champion That Satisfies the Kremlin

The newly elected president of Moldova is a compromise figure for those who want to rally politicians and society around the common goal of European integration and restoring the country’s territorial integrity

Bulgaria Is Indeed Abroad

European and pro-Russian sentiments clash in Bulgaria

Faked Equality

Marc-Olivier Padis talks about European multiculturalism and political controversies between France and Germany

Estonian Common Sense

Estonia’s Ambassador to Ukraine Lauri Lepik talks about his country’s path to the European Union, the experience of integrating the Russian-speaking population and establishing business contacts with Kyiv

The Latvian Referendum as a Model for Ukraine

The status of Russian becomes the most acute problem in countries where Russian-speaking communities are large both in absolute and relative terms.

Lesson From Latvia

Seventy-five per cent of Latvian citizens rejected the initiative to grant Russian the status of a state language at a recent referendum, but this is unlikely to stop the politicisation of the “Russian issue” in this post-imperial territory

British Conservatism: a Story of Success

British conservatism is a philosophy of moderation which means that while Conservatives broadly support the established laws, they recognise the continual need for evolution rather than revolution.

Growing Weary of Each Other

Ineffective completion of NATO's anti-terrorist campaign in Afghanistan may question further existence of the Alliance