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The Soviet Union versus the EuroMaidan

Author(s): Milan Lelich / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (11)/2014

Neo-fascists from western Ukraine want to force homosexuality throughout Ukraine, ruin the economy and spread anarchy with the support of the United States. This was the essence of the Maidan image that exists in minds of many inhabitants of the southeast regions of Ukraine. The pro-government propaganda struggled to enhance this distorted perception in every possible way, whereas the opposition set almost nothing against it.

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From Security Consumer to Security Provider

Author(s): Wojciech Michnik / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (11)/2014

This year marks the 15th anniversary of Poland’s membership in NATO, one of the most important achievements for the nation in terms of security policy. It might seem a bit paradoxical, though,that since Poland has joined NATO and, five years later,the European Union, these organisations have undergone a crisis of institution and identity.

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A Tradition of Nationalism

Author(s): Janos Széky / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (11)/2014

Today, Hungarian nationalism stands out in Central Europe. The roots of Fidesz and its success are often misunderstood in foreign press. Its main principles are based on the narrative of the great Hungarian past and built on second-hand fragments of the pre-1944 ideology and a cult of national unity.

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Energy Security through Cooperation

Author(s): Martina Cebecauerová / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (11)/2014

An interview with Urban Rusnák, Secretary General of the Energy Charter Secretariat.

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Mirrors of Fate

Author(s): Uilleam Blacker / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (11)/2014

The municipal museums of Lviv and Wrocław provide an excellent opportunity to understand and compare the history of two cities that shared similar fates. Both museums are situated in a central location in beautiful historic buildings, but take a very different approach to present their stories.

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Only When Forced Do I Look to the Past

Author(s): Iwona Reichardt,Łukasz Wojtusik / Language(s): English Issue: 03 (12)/2014

A conversation with Lech Wałęsa

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The Prime Minister of Change

Author(s): Aleksander Hall / Language(s): English Issue: 03 (12)/2014

The major changes which took place in Poland in 1989 contributed to the awaking of the “fall of nations” in other Central and Eastern European countries. As prime minister,Tadeusz Mazowiecki began the mission of building democracy in a situation where practically the entire state apparatus was rooted in the previous totalitarian system.

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Uncontainable Aspirations of Equality

Author(s): Shana Penn / Language(s): English Issue: 03 (12)/2014

In post-1989 Poland, women’s interests and the issue of equality were quickly suppressed. It has taken another 25 years in democratic Poland to develop a grassroots women’s movement,which has emerged through an organisation called Kongres Kobiet. In a mere six years’ time, the Kongres has become one of Poland’s largest civic initiatives.

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A Blessing in Disguise

Author(s): Mykola Riabchuk / Language(s): English Issue: 03 (12)/2014

Ukraine rid itself of the Viktor Yanukovych regime at a very high cost. The human price is well-known and carefully counted: a hundred people killed, many more wounded, dozens abducted by the regime’s security services or paramilitaries and some still missing. The remaining damages – moral, political and institutional – are yet to be fully measured and recognised.

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Shevchenko Rediscovered

Author(s): Roman Kabachiy / Language(s): English Issue: 03 (12)/2014

This year, Ukrainians celebrated the 200th anniversary of the birth of their prophet, Taras Shevchenko, who proclaimed: “rise up and break your chains”. Those who cared about celebrating this anniversary could not turn their back on him; they involved him in the Maidan protests.

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Victims of Russian Propaganda

Author(s): Milan Lelich / Language(s): English Issue: 03 (12)/2014

The Russian propaganda machine went into motion almost immediately with the start of the EuroMaidan revolution. With the new government in power in Kyiv, the focus is now discrediting the new authorities while simultaneously fanning the flames of separatism in the east of Ukraine.

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Poroshenko’s Historic Opportunity

Author(s): Jakub Parusinski / Language(s): English Issue: 03 (12)/2014

After declaring victory with 54 per cent of the vote, Petro Poroshenko now faces the challenge of boldly reforming Ukraine, rooting out corruption while at the same time calming a separatist rebellion in the east. All of this will be done under the distrustful watch of Ukraine’s post-Maidan public.

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What Have the Separatists Achieved?

Author(s): Paweł Pieniążek / Language(s): English Issue: 03 (12)/2014

The ongoing separatist movement in Donetsk and Luhansk claims to be fighting against a fascist regime in Kyiv with their very livelihoods at stake. But south-east Ukraine is much more diverse than depicted in the media. The supporters of the Donetsk People’s Republic or Novorossiya are in the minority, but they are armed with Russian weapons and propaganda.

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Cautious Engagement

Author(s): Liu Zuokui / Language(s): English Issue: 03 (12)/2014

In China’s view, Ukraine has a huge market potential. But it also has a long way ahead before receiving full access to the EU. This plus the volatility which characterises the new Eastern European states explains why Beijing looks at Ukraine with some caution.

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A 180-Degree Shift

Author(s): Marcin Kaczmarski / Language(s): English Issue: 03 (12)/2014

In December 2013, improvements in Polish-Russian relations seemed to be undeniable, culminating in the signing of a “2020”cooperation programme by both ministers of foreign affairs. After only half a year, bilateral relations made a 180-degree shift. Russia was unanimously judged by the Polish elite as the number one threat to Poland’s security.

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The Second Integration War

Author(s): Wojciech Górecki / Language(s): English Issue: 03 (12)/2014

With an aspiration to integrate the post-Soviet space under its aegis, the Kremlin will try not to allow any other actors to emerge. More than anything else, Moscow shows that it aims to maintain, if not expand, its influence. In 2008, the Kremlin showed that it was ready to use military force outside Russia’s borders. In 2014, it decided to move borders. Despite many differences, these two wars are linked by one common denominator – integration.

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Europe in Alexey Miller’s Embrace

Author(s): Grzegorz Kaliszuk / Language(s): English Issue: 03 (12)/2014

The Russian-owned energy giant Gazprom, headed by Alexey Miller, is feeling more and more comfortable in Europe. The Ukraine conflict seems to have had little impact on the gas business between Russia and most EU countries as the gas giant is taking root in the old continent’s transit system, signing new contracts and buying out shares owned mainly by German energy companies.

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Forrest Gump Recognises Mao

Author(s): Zbigniew Rokita / Language(s): English Issue: 03 (12)/2014

For an unrecognised state, like Abkhazia – the breakaway region in Georgia – any recognition of their independence is important. This is true especially in the case of Abkhazian sport. While not many official international leagues allow an Abkhazian team, the few that do, have found that recognition is more than just symbolic.

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A Window of Challenges and Risks

Author(s): Piotr Oleksy,Kamil Całus / Language(s): English Issue: 04 (13)/2014

Interview with Vladimir Yastrebchak, political analyst, former Minister of Foreign Aff airs of Transnistria.

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Putin’s Brain?

Author(s): Anton Shekhovtsov / Language(s): English Issue: 04 (13)/2014

In the wake of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution and Russia’s subsequent war on Ukraine, Russian political thinker Aleksandr Dugin has become an object of many western analyses of Russia’s foreign policy. Various media have called Dugin “the mad mystic who inspired Russia’s leader” or “Putin’s brain”. Indeed, the man behind Russia’s Neo-Eurasianism has received significant attention and his ideas have evidently entered mainstream political thought.

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