On November 11 an opening of the book „The War in Ukraine: Lessons for Europe” published by the Centre for East European Policy Studies took place in Brussels, in the premises of the Permanent Representation of Latvia to the European Union.

The research book was presented by the editors of the book – executive director of the Centre for East European Policy Studies Andis Kudors, the member of the European Parliament Artis Pabriks and one of the authors of the book, the former Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Latvia Ian Bond.

Do the Western sanctions have significant impact on Russian economics; what changes are necessary in the EU Common Security and Defence Policy; how the EU should respond to the idea of “new world order” offered by Russia; how should the Baltic countries react adequately to the Russian media and compatriots policy? Answers to these and the other questions are looked for by researchers in this book.

The collection of articles has been divided in three thematic parts dealing with challenges to European security, economics and politics. The researchers offer solutions to the further EU – Russia relationship. Considerable attention is paid to the new security challenges that have appeared after the beginning of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

The chapter on security issues considers hybrid war threats to the Baltics, and the necessary steps for strengthening the EU’s common security and defence have been outlined. The chapter, dedicated to economic questions, presents analysis of the impact of Western sanctions on Russian economics, and the importance of energy issues in the Russia – Ukraine conflict. In its turn, the chapter on political matters comprises analysis of the future prospects of the political relations among EU, Russia and Ukraine.

The collection of articles has been created with financial support on the part of European People’s Party (EPP) Group at the European Parliament and Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

The research is available here.