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Joint Declaration on the Territorial Annexation of the Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Regions by the Russian Federation

The Experts for Security and Global Affairs Association (Romania), together with its partners, Promo-LEX Association (Republic of Moldova), European Initiative Liberal Academy Tbilisi (Georgia), and Ukrainian Institute for International Politics (Ukraine), expresses its condemnation of the strongest terms, of the decision of the President of the Russian Federation, Mr Vladimir Putin, to decree the annexation of the territories occupied by the Russian army as a result of the outbreak of […]

Newsletter January 2022: The unresolved conflicts from Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine

Dear colleagues, As part of the “The unresolved conflicts from Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. A common EaP and EU vision for reconciliation and confidence-building across the region” project, we are delighted to present you our first Newsletter. See the full version at the link. The content of the Newsletter is the sole responsibility of the ESGA Association and does not necessarily reflect its partners’ views.   “The project benefits from […]

Geneva, Brussels and Vienna - failed but necessary negotiations

Following the escalation of diplomatic aggression between the Russian Federation and Western partners, amid increasing Russian military presence on the border with Eastern Ukraine, several rounds of negotiations took place on January 10-14, 2022. Topics such as “NATO enlargement”, the conflict in Ukraine or areas of influence have been addressed to define those red lines that partners cannot accept. The first meeting took place on January 10, 2022, in Geneva, […]

The presidency of Igor Dodon and the settlement of the Transnistrian conflict - a year of no results and plenty of declarations

By Alexandru Hîncu The electoral campaign of Igor Dodon was rich in promises regarding the settlement of the Transnistrian conflict and the stabilization of the eastern border of the Republic of Moldova. One year after winning the presidential election, Igor Dodon failed to boost the negotiation process due to several causes. Pursuing both political and economic benefits, the majority of causes refer to the different interests that the parties involved […]

Press Release – The second debate within the project “Dialogues with Russia for a new generation of experts”

Experts for Security and Global Affairs Association (ESGA) has organized on March 31st, 2017, the second debate ”Russian Foreign Policy Perspectives for Stagnation or Change during Putin’s Last Presidential Term”. The guest speaker of the event was Mr. Konstantin von Eggert, Russian media personality, former diplomatic correspondent, programme host and commentator at TV Rain, Moscow.  This debate is the second one and it is part of the series of events […]

Press Release – The first debate within the project “Dialogues with Russia for a new generation of experts”

On March 7, 2017, the Experts for Security and Global Affairs Association (ESGA) has organized the debate ”Russian Domestic Politics Perspectives for Stagnation or Change during Putin’s Last Presidential Term”, having invited as a guest speaker Mr. Andrei Kolesnikov, Senior Associate, Carnegie Moscow Center.  Maria Domanska, Senior Fellow Russian Department, the Center for Eastern Studies (OSW), Warsaw joined the event by Skype. The debate was moderated by Assoc. Prof, Dr. […]

Societatea civilă în dezbaterile de politică externă din Rusia, Ucraina și Moldova, București, 16 iulie 2015

Comunicat de presă Asociația Experts for Security and Global Affairs a organizat, la 16 iulie 2015, masa rotundă Societatea civilă în dezbaterile de politică externă din Rusia, Ucraina și Moldova. În cadrul evenimentului au fost prezentate şi dezbătute rezultatele preliminare ale proiectului ”The role of Russian civil society in foreign policy decision making. A comparative analysis with Republic of Moldova and Ukraine”. La eveniment au participat experţi în domeniul politicii […]

The Civil Society and Foreign Policy Priorities. The Options Relevance

At this time, foreign policy processes are not a priority of the governments only. Discussions and tasks, pertaining to foreign policy issues, are shared between various participants to the political life. Civil society is one of the key players involved in these discussions. Often civil society representatives succesfully define different options and opportunities of the foreign policy for their states of origin, which are not included on the official agenda. […]