Catégorie : PE in english Page 5 of 12

Une sélection d’articles traduits en anglais, et en accès libre

This article is the English version of Tatiana Kastouéva-Jean,
« Un an de guerre en Ukraine : où en sont les Russes ? », published in Politique étrangère, Vol. 88, Issue 1, 2023.

“ We are at war and the country is plunged into total unconsciousness of events”: such was the assessment of the Russian writer Victor Erofeyev in the months following the invasion of Ukraine. Indeed, after the initial shock, the majority of Russians have continued to go about their lives as if it were in fact a “special military operation” with limited scope, like the intervention in Syria in 2015. Ukrainians’ suffering has left them largely indifferent, which has led to anger, and even hatred, on the part of the invaded nation toward the Russian people as a whole.

Kosovo, a Hindered State

de Politique Etrangère

On 18/05/2023

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This article is the English version of Florent Marciacq and Donika Emini, « Kosovo, l’État entravé », published in Politique étrangère, Vol. 87, Issue 4, 2022.

Photographie de Mrika Selimi (Unsplash) de la ville de Prizren au Kosovo, représentant à l'arrière-plan des montages recouvertes d'arbres feuillus verts, de maisons blanches en toits de tuile rouges. La mosquée Sinan Pacha, en pierres claires et avec un dôme argenté, se distingue parmi les maisons.

The issue of Kosovo’s contested statehood has kept Brussels busy for more than ten years now. Advancing on this front is more pressing than ever in the new geopolitical context forged by the Russian war in Ukraine. What is at stake is not only the resolution of a sensitive bilateral dispute that has become noxious for the whole region, but also the EU’s quest for strategic autonomy, which can only be achieved through greater convergence on such issues.

Germany’s defense policy: A historic turning point?

de Politique Etrangère

On 06/04/2023

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This article is the English version of Hans Stark,
« La politique de défense de l’Allemagne : un tournant historique ? », published in Politique étrangère, Vol. 87, Issue 3, 2022.

Photo par M-SUR (Shutterstock) de militaires allemands.

In an extraordinary about-turn, the invasion of Ukraine has forced Germany to abandon its “culture of restraint” and to increase its defense spending dramatically. Berlin has even abandoned its principles of not exporting arms to countries at war and has announced that it is sending thousands of anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons to Kyiv, to be followed by tanks and rocket launchers.

China in the Western Balkans

de Politique Etrangère

On 30/03/2023

dans PE in english

This article is the English version of Ana Krstinovska,
« La Chine dans les Balkans occidentaux », published in Politique étrangère, Vol. 87, Issue 4, 2022.

Photo de Max Kukurudziak (Unsplash), montagne des Balkans, ruines d'une muraille.

The Balkan region is historically and geographically an intersection of different migration routes and civilizations. Its attractiveness to a number of foreign states seeking to pursue their interests makes the region susceptible to influence both from the East and the West. At present, all Balkan countries are either EU members or seeking to join the EU, while some are also NATO members; they seem to be firmly anchored ideologically in the camp of pro-Western, liberal democracies. That does not prevent them from maintaining active economic, political and cultural relations with states such as Russia, China, Turkey and the Gulf States. These non-Western actors are often considered to be an option to fill in certain “gaps” or to complement cooperation with Western partners when it comes to attracting foreign capital, increasing exports, securing infrastructure funding, etc. At the same time, this cooperation is seen as undermining certain core values required in the process of EU integration, such as democracy, rule of law, human rights and good governance.

Catégorie : PE in english Page 5 of 12

One Year of War in Ukraine: Where do the Russian People Stand?

Kosovo, a Hindered State

Germany’s defense policy: A historic turning point?

China in the Western Balkans