Brexit in the context of democracy under threat
One of the most profound characteristics of the public debates on Brexit is the substantial lack of attention to its international implications. The Brexit issue is naturally debated in the…
Articles, Briefings and Essays
The views expressed in the articles are those of each respective author and do not necessarily reflect the views or position of the Foreign Policy Centre.
State-building myths in Central Asia
Countries all over the world have gone through the process of forming and developing national myths that give them their raison d’être, inspiring its citizens looking back at the forefathers.…
In the end, it’s Ukraine, not Russia, that threatens to bring down Trump
With Tuesday’s announcement by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that Democratic lawmakers will launch a formal impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump, the US president’s latest alleged effort to recruit a foreign…
Disputed Territories, Disputed Rights: Executive Summary
This Norwegian Helsinki Committee and Foreign Policy Centre publication seeks to draw attention to the human rights situation in some of Europe’s most contested but least well known places: Transnistria,…
Introduction: Addressing human rights challenges in Eastern Europe’s grey zones
If the defence of human rights is to be truly universal it is important to examine whether and how these rights can still be protected even in spaces that fall…
Human rights behind unsettled borders
Who is accountable for human rights violations in de facto states? The de facto authorities, the patron or the parent state? Regardless of the answers to that question, there is…
Between frontiers: The ambiguous status of the ‘grey zones’ of Eastern Europe under international human rights law
There are several Eastern European states within the Council of Europe where as a consequence of a frozen or active armed conflict, or annexation, the title-bearing state is unable to…
Clarity and consistency versus fudge and constructive ambiguity in the European strategy of engagement with de facto states
A number of territories on Europe’s eastern fringe have existed as de facto political entities outside the jurisdiction of the metropoles from which they separated in a time of internal…
Election season for the civil society in the unrecognised republics of Caucasus
This essay aims to shed light on the situation of non-profit and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the ‘unrecognised’ republics of South Caucasus; to present the current problems that civil society…
Development as the Key for Conflict Resolution
The last three decades have brought about a new revolution in the way the world functions and operates, with immense technological developments taking place. The spread and introduction of technological…