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DOUBLETAKE: A New Cold War?

Author(s): David J. Kramer / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (16)/2015

The West is now entering a rough period in its relations with Russia. We should not pretend that the Ukraine crisis is a minor blip on the radar screen; it is a huge development. Suddenly, the post-Cold War order was torn to shreds. Talk of a strategic partnership with Russia sounds like a thing of the past. But does this mean that we are now entering a new global order which some have called Cold War 2.0?

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Emancipation from the East Slavonic Ummah

Author(s): Mykola Riabchuk / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (16)/2015

A European Ukraine would inevitably force Russians to develop a modern national identity which is much more suitable for today’s world of nation-states and compatible with modern liberal democratic values. However, with the legacy of Kyivan Rus’ Ukraine also remains a crucial part of Russian imperialistic mythology and imagination.

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War is not an Excuse

Author(s): Kateryna Kruk / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (16)/2015

There is one thing we EuroMaidaners have learnt: we have already paid the highest price; now we have no right to slow down or give up. In order to avoid a new wave of protests, the authorities need to stop wasting time and using the war as an excuse.

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Russia’s “Nudge” Propaganda

Author(s): Andrew Wilson / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (16)/2015

From the beginning of the Ukrainian crisis in 2013 Russia has been able to attract a wide range of sympathisers across Europe. But today’s Russian propaganda, though more cynical and professional than Cold War Soviet propaganda, is far from omnipotent. The Kremlin may know how to exploit our foibles; but it does not really understand the West.

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Relearning the Lessons from 1989

Author(s): Basil Kerski / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (16)/2015

Not long before his death in 2008 Bronisław Geremek, Poland’s former foreign minister and Solidarity strategist, said that foreign policy cannot be defined only through the prism of interests. Peace and welfare in Europe can only grow on the foundation of brotherhood.

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A New Test for German-Polish Relations

Author(s): Kai-Olaf Lang / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (16)/2015

At least for the time being, Russia’s confrontation with the West has been rather neutral, if not slightly positive for German-Polish relations. Germany has worked to maintain EU unity and tried to integrate different approaches in response to Russia’s combative behaviour that are in line with Polish expectations. But the crisis is far from over and future developments may become even more testing for German-Polish relations.

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A Tidal Change in Ostpolitik

Author(s): Hannes Adomeit / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (16)/2015

It is fair to say that Germany’s policy towards Russia and, more broadly, its policies east of the Oder river (Ostpolitik), have changed significantly, if not fundamentally, over the course of the last year. What is more, this change is likely to last for the foreseeable future. A quick return to “business as usual” is highly improbable.

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A Storm in a Teacup?

Author(s): Piotr Buras / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (16)/2015

The year 2014 was an odd year for Polish-German relations. Not surprisingly, discussions between Berlin and Warsaw were dominated by the topic of the Ukrainian crisis and the European struggle to address the new geopolitical situation in the East. However, the misunderstandings and frustrations that characterised relations between these two countries certainly call for reflection.

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The Next Phase of the Hybrid War

Author(s): Mykhailo Gonchar,Andrii Chubyk,Oksana Ishchuk / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (16)/2015

Russian aggression against Ukraine has demonstrated the characteristics and effectiveness of the hybrid war. One of its key components, policy through the energy sector, remains the most sensitive. Nevertheless, evidence shows that Moscow’s next moves may be aimed at establishing itself as an energy superpower.

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Integration Games

Author(s): Marcin Kaczmarski / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (16)/2015

As the Eurasian Economic Union was launched inJanuary 2015, Russia was already breaking its ownrules by placing restrictions on goods in transit. It seems reasonable, hence, to raise the question as to whether Russia does not understand the essence of economic integration and therefore is torpedoing its own project. Or perhaps it never intended to implement the economic component of the integration project and was simply satisfied with the political subordination of particular countries?

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A Story of Broken Promises

Author(s): Roman Osharov / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (16)/2015

For Crimean Tatars, the past year has been a story of broken promises and undercut expectations. The promises began even before the contested referendum on Crimea’s accession to the Russian Federation. Yet, a year after the annexation,Moscow has failed to live up to these promises.

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Russia’s Hybrid Regime

Author(s): Roman Bäcker / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (16)/2015

Over the last several years Russia has become a state of hard authoritarianism where power structures dominate and the role of the opposition has decreased. Totalitarian structures have not yet fully crystallised. However, totalitarian political gnosis and mass and controlled social mobilisation are already in place, even if not fully effective. Thus, today’s Russia can be describedas a hybrid of two political regimes: hard authoritarianism and some immature elements of totalitarianism.

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Long Lost Brothers?

Author(s): Adam Balcer / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (16)/2015

For centuries Ukrainian-Romanian bonds were very strong. This heritage, however, has largely been forgotten. Today, after 25 years of poor relations, Ukraine and Romania have again started a process of rapprochement. The richness of their common history should be rediscovered and serve as an inspiration to build a future Ukrainian-Romanian alliance.

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Fighting Old Wars against New Enemies

Author(s): Dejan Jović / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (16)/2015

In Croatia’s presidential elections held in December 2014 and January 2015 there was little talk about the real issues, such as the economy. It is true that economic policy is led by the government, not the president, but the reappearance of old ideological divides, as well as the lack of a serious debate, is surprising. And so is the renewal of the rhetoric which reminded many of the nationalist and authoritarian decade of the 1990s.

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Democratic Change Always Comes from Within

Author(s): Adam Reichardt / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (16)/2015

A conversation with Maria Leissner, Secretary General of the Community of Democracies.

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Isolation would be very Costly for Russia

Author(s): Giuseppe D'Amato / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (16)/2015

Interview with Sergei Guriev, a Russian economist and former rector at the New Economic School in Moscow.

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Crimea is Ours! One year after annexation

Author(s): Piotr Andrusieczko / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (16)/2015

In the spring of 2014 the slogan most often heard on Russian television was “Crimea is ours!” In 2015, however, words like these are no longer shouted on the streets of Sevastopolor Simferopol. Sanctions have taken their toll and western companies have withdrawn from co-operation and investment.

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Stories from the Front Lines

Author(s): Iuliia Mendel / Language(s): English Issue: 02 (16)/2015

The fate of Ukrainian veterans coming back from the front lines is a serious topic that no one is readily discussing in Kyiv, despite the horrors of war and the sacrifice they made for their country.

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Protivnikovi razlozi

Author(s): Albert Camus / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 20/2015

Prije nego što stignem, ako već ne do rješenja alžirskog problema, barem do načina koji bi ih mogao učiniti mogućima, ostaje mi da se obratim arapskim militantima. Njih bih također zamolio da ništa ne pojednostavnjuju i da ne čine nemogućom alžirsku budućnost.

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Pustinja

Author(s): Roger Caillois,Odette du Puigaudeau,Roger Munier,Charlotte de Montigny,Malek Chebel,Jean Baudrillard,Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio,Pierre Loti / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 20/2015

CHARLOTTE DE MONTIGNY: Pustinja, protuteža napretku ODETTE DE PUIGAUDEAU: Aratan usred pješčanog oceana... ROGER MUNIER: Dine imaju nešto poput puti... MALEK CHEBEL: Dina; JEAN BAUDRILLARD: Geološka superprodukcija; PIERRE LOTI: »Čovjek bi pomislio, to su nagomilana čudovišta...«; JEAN-MARIE GUSTAVE LE CLEZIO: Tbeïla, Stijena; ROGER CAILLOIS: Pustinjska ruža

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