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The resilience of liberalism: two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
"The battles for decency and truth are among the most important political battles of our time, and the adjective liberal is our most important weapon." Michael Walzer, 2023 February 24th, 2024,...
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Expanding the neighbourhood: The benefits of Ukraine joining the EU
The leak on the fifth floor, the noises from the second, or the complaints from the fourth. There are many complications that come with living in a residential block, including the integration of new...
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Summer Reading 2023 – Book Recommendations from ECIPE
Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate by Mary Elise Sarotte Professor Sarotte’s book is necessary reading to understand one of the most controversial diplomatic...
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EU-Russia trade since the start of the war – recoupling for some, expansion for others
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was met with calls for economically alienating Russia. Countries were encouraged to impose sanctions, reduce trade with Russia, and offset any economic...
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Digital globalisation, digital trade policy, and the role of developing countries
Digital trade has grown very fast in recent years, not least because of Covid-19 and its push to do online business. The pandemic, according to one news story, “has accelerated digitalization and...
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Power to Ukraine: Rebuilding Ukraine’s Electricity System
This piece was co-authored with Dr.-Ing. Manuel Sánchez Jiménez, the former Team Leader for Smart Grids at the European Commission and currently Senior Advisor to European Union Agency for the...
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How to Win Friends and Influence People: EU Sanctions, Trade Distortions, and the Case for Reviving Economic Diplomacy
The response of the West to the Russian war in Ukraine has been to isolate the Russian economy. And although it might seem like they have been successful, given the scale and severity of the...
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Three Seas Initiative: Instrument for Decreasing Dependency on Russian Energy
Lilianna Ziedins, a student of Economics and International Studies at the American University, and an intern at ECIPE between January and April 2022. The conflict in Ukraine has accelerated the...
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Protect Ukraine – Protect Europe!
The war in Europe has now been raging for more than a month. Day by day, it is becoming more violent. Lives of innocent people are sacrificed because of Vladimir Putin’s malicious desire to restore...
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EU’s Dependency Problem on Russian Oil and Gas
Russia’s war on Ukraine has started a new discussion about Europe’s energy dependency on Russia. In an upcoming ECIPE policy brief, we develop a conceptual framework and indicators to measure...