Op-ed | Devolving to a More Resilient Nation: Lessons From Ukraine
Alex Sobel and Luke Cooper were recently in Gdańsk, Poland, for the Ukraine Recovery Conference where there is a clear and perceptible shift in tone and actions, mirroring our own…
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Key Takeaways & Policy Recommendations: Lessons for the UK from a Transnational Influence Battlefield
Alex Sobel and Luke Cooper were recently in Gdańsk, Poland, for the Ukraine Recovery Conference where there is a clear and perceptible shift in tone and actions, mirroring our own…
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Long read | Recasting the Golden Horde in Kazakhstan
Alex Sobel and Luke Cooper were recently in Gdańsk, Poland, for the Ukraine Recovery Conference where there is a clear and perceptible shift in tone and actions, mirroring our own…
Op-ed | Armenia’s 2026 Parliamentary Election and the Future of the South Caucasus
Alex Sobel and Luke Cooper were recently in Gdańsk, Poland, for the Ukraine Recovery Conference where there is a clear and perceptible shift in tone and actions, mirroring our own…
Op-ed | Standing up to the Kremlin: Lessons from Moldova for Defeating Russian Election Interference
Alex Sobel and Luke Cooper were recently in Gdańsk, Poland, for the Ukraine Recovery Conference where there is a clear and perceptible shift in tone and actions, mirroring our own…
Op-ed | AI in Authoritarian States: Why Belarus’s AI Push Is a Human Rights Problem – and What International Actors Must Do
Alex Sobel and Luke Cooper were recently in Gdańsk, Poland, for the Ukraine Recovery Conference where there is a clear and perceptible shift in tone and actions, mirroring our own…
Four Years On: Journalism Under Drones, Beyond Blackouts
Alex Sobel and Luke Cooper were recently in Gdańsk, Poland, for the Ukraine Recovery Conference where there is a clear and perceptible shift in tone and actions, mirroring our own…
Four Years On: Europe’s Strategic Test in Ukraine
Alex Sobel and Luke Cooper were recently in Gdańsk, Poland, for the Ukraine Recovery Conference where there is a clear and perceptible shift in tone and actions, mirroring our own…
Op-ed | The Taiwan Trap: Why Beijing Needs Russia’s War in Ukraine
Alex Sobel and Luke Cooper were recently in Gdańsk, Poland, for the Ukraine Recovery Conference where there is a clear and perceptible shift in tone and actions, mirroring our own…
Expert briefing | Georgia’s Political Landscape in Focus: A critical point for democracy
Alex Sobel and Luke Cooper were recently in Gdańsk, Poland, for the Ukraine Recovery Conference where there is a clear and perceptible shift in tone and actions, mirroring our own…
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Kyrgyz Parliamentary Election’s Snapshot
Alex Sobel and Luke Cooper were recently in Gdańsk, Poland, for the Ukraine Recovery Conference where there is a clear and perceptible shift in tone and actions, mirroring our own…
Op-ed | Trump’s Central Asia Gambit
Alex Sobel and Luke Cooper were recently in Gdańsk, Poland, for the Ukraine Recovery Conference where there is a clear and perceptible shift in tone and actions, mirroring our own…
Publications
Mapping Hybrid Interference: Lessons from Moldova’s 2025 Parliamentary Elections
How Russian influence and hybrid interference shaped Moldova’s pivotal 2025 parliamentary election.
02/07/26
Geopolitical Shifts: Crisis or Opportunity for Europe and Central Asia?
Crisis or Opportunity for Europe and Central Asia?
14/07/25
War in Ukraine: Reflections three years on
February 2025 marks three years since Russia's full-scale invasion into Ukraine
24/02/25
War in Ukraine: Reflections two years on
February 2024 marks a bleak anniversary, two years since the Russian invasion into Ukraine
19/02/24
War in Ukraine: Reflections one year on
February 2023 marks a bleak anniversary, a year since the Russian invasion into Ukraine.
24/02/23
Can Britain be a ‘force for good’ in Central Asia?
Country briefing papers from ‘Britain as a ‘force for good’ in Central Asia’ Working Group.
16/12/22
Reset Required? Evaluating the Media Freedom Coalition after its first two years
The Media Freedom Coalition requires a 're-injection of energy' according to a new evaluation.
09/02/22
Retreating Rights: Examining the pressure on human rights in Kazakhstan
Part of the ‘Retreating Rights’ publication series.
22/07/21
Retreating Rights: Examining the pressure on human rights in Kyrgyzstan
Part of the ‘Retreating Rights’ publication series.
01/03/21
Religion and Forced Displacement in the Eastern Orthodox World
Examining the relationship between religion and forced displacement in Eastern Europe and Eurasia.
23/07/20