Classical liberalism vs liberal internationalism

In his speech to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos last month, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that ‘protection of our values …

It is not NATO that is destabilising Europe

In August 1993, Russian President Boris Yeltsin travelled to Poland for an unplanned visit. The staff of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs was …

Supporting Ukraine

Since the war in Ukraine intensified, a strong network of civil society united to help as much on the ground as possible.
Besides donations …

The battle for free societies

Many classical liberals dedicate their professional lives to making their societies freer, fairer, and more prosperous. We are battling bad ideas that would impoverish …

Classical liberalism and the geopolitical stand-off with Russia

Generations of students of international relations (IR) at British universities have learned that liberals detest war and actively seek possibilities to eradicate conflict out …

Nord Stream 2: further weakening EU strategy on Russia

The recent outrage sparked by the German-Franco proposal of an EU-Russia summit for Poland and the Baltic States shows how deeply the EU is …

Web of Gazprom: Will Europe escape?

Disputes between Russian Gas powerhouse Gazprom and Ukraine’s national gas company Naftogaz have sparked a firestorm of political and economic debate. The “biggest commercial …

Should we sanction sanctions?

In recent years, Russia has been a prime target of economic sanctions – a longtime tactic in relations between Russia and the West. In …

Nord Stream 2 – What’s the fuss all about?

Nord Stream 2, the project set to double gas pipeline capacity between Russia and Germany via the Baltic Sea by 2019, has recently divided …

Nord Stream 2: a pro-European business decision

Greta Gietz // 19.02.2016
In a time where the future of the European Idea and an ever-closer European Union are heavily debated, challenged by …