Publication

The nine essays in this text map out the current geostrategic realities of the EU’s eastern neighborhood. The varying topics focus on 1) Russia’s and Turkey’s policies in the region; 2) Belarus’ deepening dependence on Moscow; 3) the ideational battles that exist in the neighborhood; 4) China’s strategic concerns over the Ukraine crisis; 5) the OSCE’s role in the region; 6) the failures of the Obama administration’s “leading from behind” strategy, etc.