Tag: De-facto States

Linkage and leverage effects on Moldova’s Transnistria problem

Co-authored with John Beyer and published in East European Politics, this article asks what the impact is of geopolitical competition on conflict resolution and democratisation in the context of extensive and multi-directional linkages and leverage? Our analysis...

The Transnistrian Issue: Moving beyond the Status Quo

Analysing the current context of the Transnistrian conflict and drawing on an analysis of existing proposals for conflict settlement, this study offers a number of suggestions how a sustainable settlement could be achieved.

Guarantee Options for a Settlement of the Conflict over Transnistria

Any meaningful consideration of guarantee options requires some assumptions about the nature of the underlying settlement. With this in mind, the following discussion draws on comparative experience in two ways. First, it considers the nature of the conflict over...

The EU as a Conflict Manager? The Case of Georgia and Its Implications

Co-authored with Richard G. Whitman and subsequently published in International Affairs, this article offers an analysis of the EU’s engagement in Georgia as a standpoint from which to assess the EU’s role as a conflict manager. The paper begins with a...

Structure and Agency in the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Settlement Process

This report (in German) was prepared for a meeting with representatives of the Nagorno-Karabakh territory at the European Academy in Berlin. It analyses the dynamic relationship between and among the main structures and actors in the conflict and the various attempts...