Excited to share our latest Occasional Paper! This paper critically reviews existing literature on Russian & Chinese influence in the Western Balkans & the 🇪🇺's Eastern Neighbourhood. Read the full paper: tinyurl.com/2k82z392 @horizoneu.bsky.social @balnik.bsky.social @juliafriedrich.bsky.social

"There is an expectation in Germany that if you do nothing, the status quo is maintained. It's not: things will certainly get worse." Wise words on the need for continued support to #Ukraine & mobilizing ourselves in the #EU by Yevhen Hlibovytsky & @agnieszka-brugger.de at @libmod.de tonight.

Deutschland kann mehr tun als einfach nur zuschauen, wie die katastrophale Lage in Kyjiw und andernorts diesen Winter immer schlimmer wird. Mein Kollege @balnik.bsky.social hat konkrete Handlungsoptionen, die über Applaus für die mutigen Ukrainer:innen hinausgehen 👇

Feminist foreign policies talk equality, but local feminist peacebuilders still face donor scepticism, unstable funding & political pushback. Without structural change, FFPs risk perpetuating the problems they claim to solve. 📝 Our new piece in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/S174...

Can a ceasefire monitoring mission help Ukraine? 🇺🇦🕊️ @juliafriedrich.bsky.social & Lukasz Mickiewicz argue it’s a possible, though flawed, option. Lessons from the OSCE’s SMM (2014-22) show it's no silver bullet — real deterrence still matters: gppi.net/2025/04/16/p...

The US & #Russia are set to continue talks today in Riyadh. What's the role of third-party mediators like #SaudiArabia in the war against #Ukraine? I had an in-depth look at past & future engagement of Brazil, China, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa & Turkey. Key findings👇 gppi.net/2025/03/19/o...

🎧 Tune in tonight (19:15–20:00 CET) to hear GPPi's @juliafriedrich.bsky.social on Deutschlandfunk discussing the Trump/Putin call and what the EU’s defense spending plans could mean for Germany’s military and its role in Europe. 👉 Listen live: www.deutschlandfunk.de/zur-diskussi...

❓How/why have third-party actors engaged in mediation efforts in the Russia-Ukraine war? ❓Realistically, what role can they play in the peace process? Read @juliafriedrich.bsky.social's 5️⃣ recommendations for effective engagement with third-party actors on Ukraine & beyond: gppi.net/2025/03/19/o...

GPPi's @juliafriedrich.bsky.social was on SWR Aktuell Radio this morning, offering her insights on what yesterday's talks in Saudi Arabia mean for the US and Ukraine and how Russia might react to the proposal for a ceasefire. 🎧 Listen below (in German)

Was die gestrigen Gespräche in Saudi-Arabien für #US und #Ukraine bedeuten & wie #Russland auf den Vorschlag zu einer #Waffenruhe reagieren könnte - darüber habe ich heute morgen mit SWR-Aktuell gesprochen 👇 www.swr.de/swraktuell/r...

There is a "gap between what the Ukrainians need and what the Europeans can supply," @juliafriedrich.bsky.social told RFE/RL. "Moscow has put everything into this war, so it's going to take a lot more than a friendly phone call and meeting to make Russia stop."👇 www.rferl.org/a/putin-trum...

🌍 What is Germany's role in a changing global order?   🤝 We partnered with @gmfus.bsky.social for the working group "Zeitenwende - Navigating Change in a Fractured World".   Check out the GMF report, with a foreword by @muelherr.bsky.social & @sdavidwilp.bsky.social!👇

The #MSC has shown just how much Germany needs to step up quickly to find its role in a changing global order, especially on the war against #Ukraine. Thanks @gmfus.bsky.social for inviting me to contribute to a collection of priorities for the next German government 👇 www.gmfus.org/news/germany...

1/ Europe at Munich Security Conference looked like deer in Trump administration's headlights. How have we got this far without a concrete European plan for Ukraine to put on table? How is there *still* no proper consensus among major EU governments (+UK) on how far Europe is willing to step up?

"Scholz' Haus sehe keinen eiligen Handlungsbedarf" Laut @spiegel.de sperrt der Kanzler weiteres Geld für Kyiv & damit zusätzlichen Waffenhilfen bis zum neuen Haushalt (Sommer/Herbst '25) - während die Lage in #Ukraine schwieriger nicht sein könnte. Unverantwortlich www.spiegel.de/politik/ukra...

"Putin is closer to his aim of splintering the West than at any other time in the quarter century since he took power. Is this a moment at which to expect Putin to negotiate a peace deal?" Must-read by Robert Kagan on Trump's options in #Ukraine @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Grateful for the invitation to #France24 to discuss the renewed Ukrainian activity in Kursk & the general outlook in #Ukraine heading into 2025 and a second #Trump presidency 👇 www.france24.com/en/video/202...

More than 10 years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the human cost of occupation is undeniable: torture, propaganda and the deletion of identity @GPPi.bsky.social @juliafriedrich.bsky.social and Polina Lebedeva reunir-horizon.eu/russian-peac...

Russian occupation in #Ukraine destroys lives and livelihoods, but it also attempts to erase Ukrainian identity and occupy hearts & minds. Polina Lebedeva & I had a closer look at this for EUvsDisinfo 👇

Discussing the small questions today @gmfus.bsky.social. Thanks for having me!

Habe heute mit Höhrer:innen bei #wdr5 über die Aufhebung von Reichweitenbeschränkungen diskutiert. Gab einige Kontroversen, teils aufgrund schräger "Fakten", teils getrieben von viel Unsicherheit. Wir sind so viel stärker als Russland, warum realisieren wirs nicht. www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr5/s...

Dieser Wahlkampf darf die Außenpolitik nicht (wieder) ausklammern. Dabei wird es weder reichen, „Frieden“ zu plakatieren, noch pauschal mehr Verteidigungsausgaben zu fordern, ohne zu sagen, wo denn das Geld dafür herkommen soll.👇 www.ipg-journal.de/rubriken/aus...

Genau rechtzeitig nach #Trump-Wahl und vor #G20-Gipfel behandelt die neueste Ausgabe der #Ukraine Analysen das Thema Friedensverhandlungen. Mit dabei: mein Beitrag zu einer möglichen Vermittlerrolle von Brasilien, Indien, China & Südafrika👇 laender-analysen.de/ukraine-anal...

What's the gap?! Glad you asked. Abi Watson and @juliafriedrich.bsky.social explained it here -- basically the EU managed to spend down most of what it had set aside in terms of flexible-enough funds to be useful for crisis management until 2027 already now. gppi.net/media/Watson...

🎙 Soon after the March 22 terrorist attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall, Putin began to weaponize the attack against Ukraine.  GPPi’s @juliafriedrich.bsky.social appeared on BFMTV's “Le titre à la une" podcast to explain what to expect moving forward (in FR): www.bfmtv.com/podcasts/le-...

ICYMI: @juliafriedrich.bsky.social joined an expert panel last week to discuss a new European security order post-Russia’s war against Ukraine. Hear why all panelists agreed that NATO membership is the best – and perhaps the only – way to guarantee security for Ukraine.  📽 (in DE): bit.ly/3VCXjYR

Pessimism abounds as President Zelensky visits Germany almost 2 years after Russia’s full-scale invasion. But this disillusionment has "more to do with us than with Ukraine," writes @juliafriedrich.bsky.social for n-tv. Berlin should act decisively – not despair. 👇 (DE) www.n-tv.de/politik/poli...

Ukraine’s 2023 counter-offensive didn’t turn the tide against Russia as many had hoped. But, @juliafriedrich.bsky.social tells WDR Politikum, that's no reason for despair. Germany & Europe can still do much to support Ukraine, most urgently by ramping up ammunition delivery. (DE) bit.ly/420PU6G

Es gibt viele Konflikte, in denen Deutschland mehr oder weniger machtlos ist. Im Krieg Russlands gegen 🇺🇦 ist das anders: mit WDR5 habe ich darüber gesprochen, wie wir #Ukraine weiter unterstützen können & was mir trotz allem Hoffnung macht 👇 pca.st/episode/aa29...

Einhundertachtundfünfzig. Mit insgesamt 158 Raketen und Drohnen hat Russland die Ukraine nach Angaben des ukrainischen Oberkommandierenden angegriffen. Walerij Saluschnyj zufolge wurden 27 Drohnen (von 36) und 87 Raketen (von 122) abgewehrt. Es gibt Tote und Verletzte.

@abaerbock.diplo.de's opening statement at #BerlinForum focuses on polarization internationally & domestically. Key: Even if we feel overwhelmed by international crises, "every life counts, and this can never be 'too much' for us". Germany has a responsibility to tackle crises head-on.

Ready for #GPPi20 @gppi.bsky.social @tbenner.bsky.social @rotmann.net @jlehmann.bsky.social @juliafriedrich.bsky.social @melissali.bsky.social @jhensing.bsky.social @balnik.bsky.social @mariewgn.bsky.social @andreabinder.bsky.social @erikbrown.bsky.social …

Zaluzhnyi focusses on technology, innovation & organisation to win this war. We should support 🇺🇦 "as MUCH as it takes" on those items (not only as long as it takes). Because a sovereign victorious Ukraine is in Europe's interest of stability & security & int. order. www.economist.com/europe/2023/...

💡 Calls for abstracts by Ukrainian experts: how to make international support to Ukraine (more) feminist? Check out the project set up by my fantastic colleagues @GPPi for further info & deadlines 👇 gppi.net/project/femi...

„Diese Kombination aus Gewalt und Nichthaltung zu dieser Gewalt ist die tödliche Mischung unserer Zeit“. Ein sehr starker, sehr persönlicher Text von Sergey Lagodinsky morgen auf der Aufmacherseite des FAZ-Feuilletons. Lesen!

Spätestens jetzt kommt die Stunde, wo die Europäer sich zusammensetzen müssen, wie sie die Ukraine-Hilfe langfristig und systematisch organisieren und industriell unterlegen wollen, auch weil die USA jetzt massiv Israel unterstützen. Initiative ergreifen!

The sky is blue in #Kyiv - but as summer is coming to a close, there's an increasing sense of worry in the capital: about the second winter under Russian bombs & about current trends in the EU & US, with a growing fear that Ukraine is being reduced to an instrument of leverage in domestic politics.