Eastern Europe, Eurasia
The Eastern Europe and Eurasia Division explores political structures, social processes and developments in foreign, security and military policy in the post-Soviet states of Eastern Europe and Eurasia, in particular Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, the South Caucasus and Central Asia.
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Areas of Expertise
- Russian Federation
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
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- Russian Federation
- Population trends
- Trade
Research
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Areas of Expertise
- Belarus
- Ukraine
- Democracy promotion
- Energy policy
- Environmental policy
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Areas of Expertise
- Armenia
- Georgia
- Southern Caucasus
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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Areas of Expertise
- Russian Federation
- Ukraine
- EU Eastern Partnership
Research Support
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Projects
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Areas of Expertise
- Russia, E. Europe, Central Asia
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SWP Publications
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The OSCE as a Yardstick for Multilateral Security
SWP Comment 2025/C 51, 16.12.2025, 8 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2025C51
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Die OSZE als Gradmesser multilateraler Sicherheit
SWP-Aktuell 2025/A 53, 10.12.2025, 8 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2025A53
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Military-Patriotic Education in Russia
How the Next Generation Is Being Brought Into Line with the Regime
SWP Comment 2025/C 46, 10.11.2025, 8 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2025C46
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Conclusion: Russia Is out, Ukraine Is in – the Future of European Security
in: The Tipping Point: An Emerging Model of European Security with Ukraine and without RussiaContribution to a Research Paper 2025/RP 05, 06.11.2025, 96 Pages, pp. 88–94
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Germany: Shifting Away from Russia and towards Ukraine
in: The Tipping Point: An Emerging Model of European Security with Ukraine and without RussiaContribution to a Research Paper 2025/RP 05, 06.11.2025, 96 Pages, pp. 57–62
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Ukraine: Joining and Strengthening the West*
in: The Tipping Point: An Emerging Model of European Security with Ukraine and without RussiaContribution to a Research Paper 2025/RP 05, 06.11.2025, 96 Pages, pp. 16–22
External publications
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Perspectives on European Security: From Below and In Between
in: KonKoop In:Security Report, No. 2, 29.11.2025 -
Vom Hoffen auf Waffen und von geköderten Soldaten
Interview von Erhard Scherfer, in: Phoenix, 03.11.2025 -
Assessing the Future of the Eastern Partnership: The Fragmentation of a Region and Its Consequences
in: Policy Paper No. 2025-76, ESCP Geopolitics Institute, 2025, 8 Pages -
Trump empfängt Selenskyj: Besuch mit offenem Ausgang
Interview von Silvia Engels, in: Deutschlandfunk, 14.10.2025 -
Ulrich Timm im Gespräch mit Dr. Magarete Klein
Das halbstündige Format wird aktuell produziert und vermittelt Hintergrundwissen und interessante Informationen aus Expertensicht im Rahmen des Themas auf tagesschau24.U. Timm heute im Gespräch mit Dr. Magarete Klein, Forschungsgruppenleiterin, SWP Berlin.
Interview mit Ulrich Timm, in: tagesschau24, 11.10.2025 -
Yet Another Crucial Election: Moldova between Russia’s Hybrid War and EU Accession
in: ZOiS Podcast: Roundtable Osteuropa 55, ZOiS, 25.09.2025