CEPA’s online journal covering critical topics on the foreign policy docket across Europe and North America.
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September 4, 2026
Europe and US Need a Plan for Economic Friendly Fire
New US sanctions legislation is on a collision course with the European Union’s anti-coercion rules. Sensitivity is needed on both sides to avoid a damaging clash of allies.
September 4, 2026
No Way Out Except a Coffin – Kyiv Adapts to Russia’s Blitz
Kyiv is now under daily attack, with some raids lasting for hours. Residents are sick of the often-repeated word resilient, but there’s no intention of giving up.
September 4, 2026
Can Russian Meddling Swing France’s Presidential Election?
Russian-linked information manipulation has targeted three of France’s most pro-Ukrainian candidates ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Will it work?
September 3, 2026
Strengthening Signals of Imminent Russian Mobilization
Russia cannot recruit sufficient soldiers for its war in Ukraine. Despite official denials, there is growing evidence another round of forced mobilization is on the way.
September 3, 2026
Ukraine Battles the Russian Satellite Menace
The Kremlin’s urgent efforts to achieve satellite sovereignty is extremely dangerous for Ukraine. Kyiv and its allies must disrupt the program.
September 2, 2026
Europe’s Spies: Fighting as a Team
Britain and France lead Europe’s spy league table, but smaller agencies have important capabilities and must be included on the continent’s intelligence team sheet.
August 27, 2026
Lukashenka’s ‘Capitulation’ to Zelenskyy’s Ultimatum
There was more to the Belarusian autocrat’s climbdown to Ukraine than met the eye. And repeating the trick would be extremely unwise.
August 27, 2026
Trump’s Route Begins to Re-Make the South Caucasus
The project unites the common interest of the participating states.
August 26, 2026
Ukrainians Embrace God but Shun Moscow Orthodoxy
Russia’s full-scale invasion has transformed almost every aspect of Ukrainian life, including people’s faith.
August 26, 2026
Panicked Putin Reaches for Nationalization Button
The Kremlin has followed a long and tortuous road to get back to where Lenin started.
August 24, 2026
Ukraine’s Defense Industry: The Motor of Post-War Revival
Arms makers will be at the heart of Ukraine’s economic reconstruction, but they will need people and reform to make the most of hard-won battlefield innovations.
August 24, 2026
Ukraine: Fedorov’s Election Call Will Fail
Ukrainians know that the obstacles to an election in wartime are so great as to make the idea impractical.
August 19, 2026
The Coded Resistance of Russian Youth
Gen Z shuns Putin’s war and quietly mourns lost freedoms and vanished opportunities.
August 19, 2026
Ukraine’s War After the War
Russia won’t stop its campaign even after the fighting stops, but Ukraine is battle-hardened in more than one way.
August 18, 2026
Whisper Music to Our Weary Spirits
An Alpine classical music festival was a reminder that art can still unify across borders, despite the challenges.
August 17, 2026
Russia’s Nuclear Weapons: Sanctified by God?
The Russian Orthodox Church is an outlier among religious groups in its embrace of, and enthusiasm for, weapons of mass destruction.
August 17, 2026
Russia Makes Hostages of Kherson Civilians
Thousands of Ukrainians are trapped in “hellish conditions” by the Russian occupation forces. They must be saved.
August 14, 2026
Ukraine War Bleeds Into the Caspian
Ukraine’s strike on merchant vessels in the Caspian Sea marks a major extension of the Russia-Ukraine war, but Iran has limited responses.
August 14, 2026
Environmental Justice for Ukraine and Ecocide Deterrence
The environmental damage from Russia’s 12-year war on Ukraine is unquestionable, and work is needed to ensure those responsible are punished.
August 14, 2026
Ukraine: Preparing for the Ballistic Storm
The coming months will see a rise in Russian ballistic missile attacks designed to break Ukraine. The West must help it to strike back.
August 13, 2026
Romania’s Gas Surplus? Bury it in Ukraine
Pairing Romania’s Black Sea gas with Ukraine’s vast storage network can boost the continent’s energy security.
August 13, 2026
From Guns to Gulags: The FSB’s Empire Builders
The days when the KGB’s successors were content with plain clothes and concealed weapons are gone — they are much more ambitious these days.
August 13, 2026
Tracking My Son to His Grave: Nina’s Story
There is more evidence of war crimes now than ever before, courtesy of devices in the hands of combatants. What it reveals is heartbreaking.
August 12, 2026
Ukrainian Justice Struggles to Keep Pace with Russia’s Crimes
Ukraine has investigated almost a quarter million atrocities by Russian forces, but its judicial system struggles to meet prosecution demand.
August 4, 2026
Ukraine Is Failing Its Foreign Heroes
Foreign volunteers came to Ukraine to fight for freedom, but are too often snared by the country’s bureaucracy.
August 3, 2026
No Drone Unturned: Ukraine’s Tech Scouts
Ukrainian and foreign fighters with experience of the front are scouring the globe to find the best technology to see off Moscow’s forces.
August 3, 2026
Russia Is Far from Defeated
Despite Ukraine’s multiple successes in recent months, Moscow is increasing pressure on Ukraine’s front lines, cities, and logistics.
July 31, 2026
Russia’s Shadow War Surges Southward
The Kremlin’s on-again-off-again campaign to intimidate and disorientate European allies is picking up once more.
July 31, 2026
Generation Flee: Luring Home Ukraine’s Young
War made Ukrainians seek new lives abroad. How can Kyiv tempt them back? Sofia Slonovska talks to the Gen-Z diaspora.
July 31, 2026
Ukraine-Poland: Testing History to Destruction
The two neighbors are mutually dependent in fighting the Russian menace. They should remember this when historical disputes erupt.