By Elizabeth Pond December 2, 2014 IP-Journal, German Council on Foreign Relations REUTERS/Antonio Bronic Is there going to be a winter respite in Russia’s undeclared...
By Elizabeth Pond Kiev has lost eastern Ukraine to Russia. The turning point came on August 27, as the first direct invasion of Ukraine by...
By Elizabeth Pond Willy-nilly, the Ukraine crisis turned German Chancellor Angela Merkel into the geopolitical as well as financial leader of Europe. President Joachim Gauck,...