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
Staff
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Areas of Expertise
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Areas of Expertise
- Belarus
- Ukraine
- Democracy promotion
- Energy policy
- Environmental policy
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- 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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Charting Ukraine’s EU Path: Engaging with Member States
in: Bertelsmann Stiftung (ed.), Zentrum Liberale Moderne, Gütersloh, January 2026, 52 Pagesdoi:10.11586/2026003
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Sollte Europa mit Putin direkt verhandeln? Sabine Fischer, Politologin
Interview von Manfred Götzke, in: Europa heute, Deutschlandfunk, 22.12.2025 -
South Caucasus and the Turkish Model for Regional Engagement
Commentary, in: Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), 17.12.2025 -
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