Policy Reports

The Russian Threat against Ukraine: A Long History and an Uncertain Future

by Stefan Wolff | 26 January 2022 | Confidence Building in the OSCE Region, Geopolitics in Eastern Europe, Ukraine | 0 Comments

The current escalation between Russia and Ukraine is the latest chapter in a saga of deteriorating relations dating back almost two decades.

Ukraine: a country wounded by eight years of crisis

by Stefan Wolff | 20 January 2022 | Confidence Building in the OSCE Region, Geopolitics in Eastern Europe, Ukraine | 0 Comments

Ukraine’s domestic resilience is as important a contribution to European and global security in the long term as the immediate imperative of deterring Russian aggression.

Is there a future for cooperation between the OSCE and China?

by Stefan Wolff | 20 December 2021 | China, Confidence Building in the OSCE Region, Geopolitics in Eastern Europe | 0 Comments

Engagement with China must not lead to a further weakening of the OSCE human dimension, which is already under a lot of pressure.

Territorial self-governance and separatism: The case of (eastern) Ukraine

by Stefan Wolff | 7 December 2021 | Public Policy Reports | 0 Comments

Territorial self-governance can take many forms, from federation, to federacy, to devolution. Provided the conditions are right, it can contribute to conflict prevention and settlement. Ukraine exhibits many characteristics in which the application of territorial...

Conflict-Solving Mechanisms and Negotiation Formats for Post-Soviet Protracted Conflicts

by Stefan Wolff | 11 November 2021 | Public Policy Reports | 0 Comments

Existing negotiation formats for post-Soviet protracted conflicts have failed to reach their ultimate objective of reaching sustainable settlements. However, as I argue in this report for the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies at the Swedish Institute of...