Europe on the Brink
In the first stages of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, stories of Russian soldiers turning themselves in and becoming prisoners of war surfaced. What motivated these Russian soldiers to surrender to the Ukrainian army, even initially, when there was still limited fighting between the two parties? And how could their
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The forced displacement from bordering Ukraine towards Hungary seems to have all but evaporated a decade-long effort to build a fortress of Hungary by its ruling Fidesz party. How is this U-turn in refugee reception to be understood? Due to the government’s strong ethnopopulism and its narrative of ethnic inclusiveness,
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As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to the largest migrations in Europe since the Second World War, James F. Hollifield comments on the European Union’s policy response to this exodus. He calls for a legal and orderly movement of people, highlighting the involved governments‘ responsibility in developing and implementing
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One month after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, nearly 4 million people have fled the country – a movement of population unseen in Europe since the Second World War. Europe’s response to this exodus has been similarly remarkable; the EU States have shown a degree of solidarity unobserved since the
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Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has requested that the country be allowed to join the European Union as a result of Russia’s invasion. But is there sufficient political support across Europe for Ukraine to be given a viable path to EU membership? On 28 February, four days into the Russian invasion
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