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The geography of resolve: rethinking Russian nuclear coercion in Europe

Oleksandr Siedin
Lesia Bidochko
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Membership First or Accession Treaty First? How to revive EU enlargement

The European Union’s accession promise loses credibility if it continues to keep the most significant benefits of accession until the end of the process. Its two political options for bringing membership forward – Membership First and Accession Treaty First – must both pass the same four tests.

Alexander Sicheneder
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Promises undelivered: the Budapest Memorandum reappraised

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Ukrainian civilians in Russian prisons: a problem without a solution

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Closing the parliamentary gap in Ukraine’s EU integration process

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Russia’s escalation menu: conventional, nuclear and hybrid

As Ukraine’s deep strikes hit Russia’s economy and military rear, how will Moscow retaliate?

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Failure is not an option: the EU’s essential role in securing Ukraine’s future

Four scenarios for Ukraine’s future after 2027: from continued war to a lasting peace deal, and what role the EU must play in each

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Ukraine’s new long-range strike strategy

What Europe needs to know about the war’s next phase

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Robots take the risk: Ukraine’s UGV ecosystem and what Europe should learn from it

Ukraine has systematically removed humans from roles that don’t require human judgment, letting machines absorb the danger soldiers would otherwise face. What UGVs can and can’t do, and what lessons European institutions can draw from Ukraine’s experience.

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Derisking and incentives: EU single market access to Ukraine

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Going mental: Russia’s cognitive war against Europe

The Kremlin regards democracies as a direct threat to its survival. Its goal is not just to seize territory, but to conquer minds and undermine the foundations of Europe’s collective identity. How can Europe respond?

Elena Davlikanova
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The day after: Six post-war challenges for Ukraine

A ceasefire is nowhere in sight. Putin sees no interest in ending his war. Even so, the EU should start preparing for the many post-war challenges Ukraine will face.

Oleksandr Kraiev
Andreas Umland
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Opening Ukraine’s skies

Design principles for civil-military airspace coordination in a security environment that can no longer be divided cleanly into peace and war.

Mark Opgenorth
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Dronisation without militarisation: Lessons from Ukraine’s war economy

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Slicing the salami: Ukraine’s sectoral integration into the EU

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Russia’s everywhere war against Europe

Elena Davlikanova
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The geography of resolve: rethinking Russian nuclear coercion in Europe

Oleksandr Siedin
Lesia Bidochko
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Membership First or Accession Treaty First? How to revive EU enlargement

The European Union’s accession promise loses credibility if it continues to keep the most significant benefits of accession until the end of the process. Its two political options for bringing membership forward – Membership First and Accession Treaty First – must both pass the same four tests.

Alexander Sicheneder
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Promises undelivered: the Budapest Memorandum reappraised

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Ukrainian civilians in Russian prisons: a problem without a solution

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Closing the parliamentary gap in Ukraine’s EU integration process

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Russia’s escalation menu: conventional, nuclear and hybrid

As Ukraine’s deep strikes hit Russia’s economy and military rear, how will Moscow retaliate?

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