Jonathan White, German Marshall Fund from World Bank on Vimeo. Full write-up available here.

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WASHINGTON — The agreement signed last week between Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev in which Ukraine will receive cheaper gas in exchange for extending Russia’s Black Sea Fleet presence in Crimea through at least 2042 has set off a firestorm of criticism. The rapid ratification of the agreement within five days [...]

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In the last video of a four-part series, Russian and European experts discuss the advantages and disadvantages of America playing a stronger role in international affairs.

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WASHINGTON — Last week’s summit among the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, and China occasioned predictable analyses of the dawn of a new world order led by these developing giants.   Their scale is indeed breathtaking.   Each is subcontinental in scope; together they represent nearly every region; their combined GDPs may surpass those of [...]

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WASHINGTON — This past weekend Poland said goodbye to President Lech Kaczynski, his wife, and dozens of members of the political and military elite who died on April 10 in Russia’s Katyn forest. As Poland begins to emerge from a period of national mourning, how is the country faring and what are the opportunities and [...]

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In the third video of a four-part series, Russian and European experts analyze the dynamics and future of the U.S.- EU – Russian relationship.

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The landslide victory of Hungary’s center-right opposition party Fidesz in the Parliamentary elections on Sunday has digged over Hungary’s political landscape. Its leader Victor Orban is the great political winner. The ultra-right party Jobbik enters with his significant gains the Hungarian parliament for the first time. The Socialist government of the last 8 years suffered [...]

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In the second video of a four-part series, Russian and European experts analyze how the United States and President Obama are perceived in their home countries.

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From Marek Matraszek, the Warsaw director of CEC Government Relations The Shock of the Disaster Poland is still trying to come to terms with the implications of the Smolensk air disaster, which at one stroke has destroyed a significant part of the Polish political elite. Apart from President Lech Kaczynski and his wife, the list [...]

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The European Parliament now has the US Congress’s attention. Here are seven ways its attention could be kept. The administration of US President Barack Obama had a rude awakening in mid-February, when the European Parliament voted to block further US access to banking data on European citizen from SWIFT, a financial network owned by banks, [...]

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