Invited by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, I presented a short paper on “COVID-19: What future for economic connectivity in the OSCE region?”. I assess the likely impact of the current pandemic crisis and its... read more
Economic connectivity within and across countries and regions enhances the prospects of inclusive economic development and growth. Economic connectivity is enhanced by road and rail connections, airports and seaports, integrated border management structures,... read more
The OSCE has had a permanent presence in the Republic of Moldova since 1993. More than 25 years later, the Organisation is still present and active in the country, yet this quarter-century of activity has not brought about a settlement of the conflict in the... read more
I was invited to present some at the High-level Expert Dialogue on “Moldova – a factor of stability or a new challenge for regional and European security” at the Palatul Republicii in Chisinau on 19-21 July 2018. This was an initiative by the President of Moldova in... read more
This is the write-up of a talk I gave at the 2018 European Remembrance Symposium in Bucharest on 16 May. With the advent of nationalism in the late 18th century, and arguably even before that, minorities and different cultural identities have come to be seen as... read more
Based on an article in Post-Soviet Affairs with my colleague Tatyana Malyarenko, I had the honour of delivering a keynote address at the UPTAKE workshop “Ethnopolitics in Central and Eastern Europe in a State of Flux” at the Johan Skytte Institute of... read more
Together with my colleagues Ambassador Philip Remler and Dr Alexandra Vasileva, I had the opportunity to present the final report of an OSCE Network Project that I led at the Economic and Environmental Committee of the OSCE on 13 December 2017 at the Hofburg Palace in... read more
At this year’s Moldovan European Integration Debate Forum, which took place on 30 November 2017 in Chisinau, I contributed to the panel discussion “Towards a Common Vision in the Transdniestrian Settlement”. Alongside Dr Ion Stavila from the Ministry... read more
This keynote lecture at the inaugural conference of the LOEWE-Schwerpunkt Konflikte im östlichen Europa at the University of Giessen focused on the the political science and international relations perspectives of researching conflict in Eastern Europe with a... read more
