Events

Former US ambassador Alexander “Sandy” Vershbow discussing security issues with Olaf Böhnke of Rasmussen Global and the DGAP’s Stefan Meister and Daniela Schwarzer, followed by an audio interview in our podcast series Perspectives.

At their Malta summit in early February, EU heads of state and government adopted a 10-point plan – the Malta Declaration – to address the Central Mediterranean refugee route. They agreed to intensify cooperation with the Libyan authorities, even as domestic struggles for power continue to rack the North African country. A panel of experts discussed possible options for the EU to help establish stability in Libya and the wider region.

Auftakt der Gesprächsreihe „Militärische Einsätze & Rüstungsprojekte“ – mit GenLt Dieter Warnecke, Abteilungsleiter Strategie und Einsatz, BMVg

Nach der EU-Erweiterung ging man davon aus, dass die mittel- und osteuropäischen Länder ihre politische und wirtschaftliche Transformation fortsetzen würden. Heute sind in der Region Demokratie- und Transparenzdefizite sichtbar, die anscheinend mit einem erhöhten wirtschaftlichen Einfluss Russlands einhergehen. Die Veranstaltung präsentiert die Ergebnisse des Berichts „The Kremlin Playbook“, veröffentlicht vom Washingtoner Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) in Sofia.

When the Central and Eastern European countries joined the EU in 2004 and 2007, it was assumed that they would continue their democratic and economic transformation. Today, the region is experiencing a decline in democratic standards and governance practices at the same time as Russia’s economic grip on the region seems to have strengthened. This event presents the findings of the “The Kremlin Playbook:Understanding Russian Influence in Central and Eastern Europe," a study recently published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in cooperation with the Sofia-based Center for the Study of Democracy.