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Studying European margins in the illiberal turn: a spacio-normative approach

(Journal of Contemporary European Studies) (Co-authored with Sandra Fernandes) Abstract: The aim of this special issue is to look at challenges to the EU and NATO and their relations and policies with both…

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Estonia and Portugal in Europe: escaping peripherality, capitalizing on marginality

(Journal of Contemporary European Studies) (Co-authored with Sandra Fernandes) Abstract: Estonia and Portugal are small states located at opposite geographical fringes of the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization…

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Waving the EU Flag in Eurasia

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Why do people fly the EU flag in post-Soviet countries that are not EU member states and will not become EU member states any time soon?…

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Courting Gender Justice: Russia, Turkey, and the European Court of Human Rights [NEW BOOK]

(Co-authored by Lisa McIntosh Sundstrom, Valerie Sperling, and Melike Sayoglu) Women and the LGBT community in Russia and Turkey face pervasive discrimination. Only a small percentage dare to challenge their mistreatment in…

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G20: A Transition to Bipolarity?

(Valdai Discussion Club) On November 30-December 1, Argentina hosted a G20 summit. Although expectations had ranged from major turmoil to dead calm, apart from a few bilateral meetings, its only…

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Crimea 2.0: Will Russia seek reunification with Belarus?

(FIIA) While speculation about whether Russia may repeat the Crimean scenario in Belarus should not be totally dismissed, exaggerated alarmism would not be appropriate either. Rather, Moscow’s policy is aimed at…

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Bordering and Identity-Making in Europe After the 2015 Refugee Crisis

(Geopolitics) The existing academic literature is replete with discussions about complex interconnections between borders and identities (Kuusisto-Arponen and Gilmartin 2015; Makarychev 2017). Borders are viewed as producers of texts and discourses,…

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A new EU-Central Asia Strategy: Deepening relationships and generating long-lasting impact

(EUCAM) (Co-authored by Jos Boonstra, Marlene Laruelle, Andreas Marazis, and Tika Tsertsvadze) Over the past decade, the European Union (EU) has become an active actor in Central Asia. It has expanded its diplomatic presence, established…

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Normative and Civilisational Regionalisms: The EU, Russia and their Common Neighbourhoods

(International Spectator) The contours of regionalism in a wider Europe are shaped by two dominant actors, the European Union (EU) and Russia, which often have divergent visions of the regional…

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Language Games for Export: Russia’s Narratives on Europe and in Europe

Many in Europe continue to think that certain people or groups within the Russian ruling regime are eager to cooperate and have an understanding of the dangers of the current…

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