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…
Former Soviet Union
Ukraine
Articles
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…
Legal certainty could boost Ukrainians’ economic contribution in the UK
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…
How democracies can leverage Ukraine’s resistance for a global reset
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…
Three years on: Resilience and leadership – John Smith Fellows shaping Ukraine’s future
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…
Three years on: How the power of networking can contribute to a peaceful and democratic future
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…
Three years on: What kind of peace?
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…
Three years on: Russia’s War on Ukraine’s Forcibly Displaced Children
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…
Three years on: Ukraine’s stolen children – the silent crisis that threatens the future
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…
Three years on: Are sanctions finally hitting home in Central Asia?
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
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
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
Disputed Territories, Disputed Rights: How to address human rights challenges in Europe’s grey zones
A new publication drawing attention to the human rights situations in Europe's 'grey zones'.
26/09/19
The rise of illiberal civil society in the former Soviet Union?
Charting the rise of illiberal groups in Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine, Moldova and Kyrgyzstan.
18/07/18
Closing the Door: the challenge facing activists from the former Soviet Union seeking asylum or refuge
The challenge facing activists from the former Soviet Union seeking asylum or refuge.
04/12/17
The information battle: How governments in the former Soviet Union promote their agendas & attack their opponents abroad
How governments of former Soviet Union (FSU) shape international narratives & challenge opponents.
16/03/17
No shelter: the harassment of activists abroad by intelligence services from the former Soviet Union
Examining experiences of exiled activists unable to escape their country’s security services.
21/11/16
Sharing worst practice: How countries and institutions in the former Soviet Union help create legal tools of repression
Looking at ways in which authoritarian regimes learn from each other & collaborate in repression.
24/05/16
Institutionally blind? International organisations and human rights abuses in the former Soviet Union
Examining if major international institutions are meeting their human rights commitments in the FSU.
08/02/16