Russia’s war in Ukraine is about the West

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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s remark in 2016 that Russia’s borders do not end anywhere reinforced a popular claim about the revisionist nature of Moscow’s foreign policy. Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine seems to be the ultimate validation of this belief. Various explanations of the invasion have been offered, ranging from Russia’s current military advantages over…

SANCTIONING BELARUS: YES, NO, OR DOES IT MATTER?

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By Marylia Hushcha A month ago, a Ryanair civilian plane flying from Athens to Vilnius was forced to land in Minsk when it was flying through Belarus’ airspace. Belarusian authorities arrested two passengers who were on board of the plane: Raman Pratasevich – a blogger and opposition activist and his girlfriend Sofia Sapega. The incident…

Sudan: The Potential Price of Peace

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  Der Grosse Soukh in Omdurman © Jan Pospisil   Fifteen months after the revolution that ousted long-term dictator Omar al-Bashir in April 2019, it becomes increasingly evident that Sudan’s two parallel transitional processes of democratisation and peacemaking contradict one another and follow different political logics. The second year after the removal of the Bashir-regime…

Regierungsbildung in Österreich: Gespanntes Warten auf die Vergabe des Außenministeriums

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foraus.at – Das Wahlergebnis bei den Nationalratswahlen Österreichs endete in einem deutlichen Rechtsruck. Die Koalition der konservativen ÖVP mit der rechtspopulistischen FPÖ wird nicht nur innenpolitische Umbrüche mit sich bringen, sondern wirft auch die Frage nach dem zukünftigen Stil der österreichischen Außenpolitik auf. Nachdem die regierende «große Koalition» aus den beiden Mitteparteien SPÖ und ÖVP im…
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