Lea Siebel – CISS https://ciss.eu Young Initiative on Foreign Affairs and International Relations (CISS) Tue, 11 Oct 2022 20:28:19 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.9 wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-2-32x32.png Lea Siebel – CISS https://ciss.eu 32 32 An informative afternoon: CISS’s event on “Russia and its Invisible Puppet States” 2022/07/06/an-informative-afternoon-cisss-event-on-russia-and-its-invisible-puppet-states/ Wed, 06 Jul 2022 18:23:43 +0000 ?p=15843 On June 25th, CISS’s co-director for ‘Eastern Europe to Central Asia’ Lance Bradley hosted and moderated the event “Russia and its Invisible Puppet States” at the Gesellschaft für Europabildung in Berlin. Our attendees got to hear an in-depth introduction to the so-called “People’s Republics” in Eastern Ukraine by Nikolaus von Twickel (Zentrum Liberale Moderne) with important insights on agency in these regions vis-à-vis the Kremlin. Keith Harrington from Maynooth University presented (virtually) his expertise on Transnistria and also spoke about the role of separatism and minority voting blocks on domestic politics in Moldova, as well as in relation to broader Russian foreign policy and the war in Ukraine. Following both presentations, an engaging and fruitful discussion ensued around European policy towards de facto states, their parent states, and their patron in Moscow. Thank you to all guests and attendees for a memorable experience!

]]> CISS event: “Russia’s Invisible Puppet States” on June 25th in Berlin 2022/06/22/15831/ Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:20:43 +0000 ?p=15831 Why is propping up separatist regimes an integral part of Russian foreign policy? How do de facto states function and what do they have to do with the war against Ukraine? Should the EU reevaluate its relation to separatism?
Find out at CISS’s event “Russia’s Invisible Puppet States” on June 25th from 14:00-17:00!

Join us for interactive presentations, hear critical stances on Europe’s reactionary foreign policy and relation to Russian-backed separatism in Eastern Europe and discuss Russian-backed separatism, the role of de-facto states in the war against Ukraine, and the EU’s reactionary policy towards separatism in its backyard.

The event will kick off with a presentation by Nikolaus von Twickel (Zentrum Liberale Moderne) on the Donetsk and Luhansk so-called ‘People’s Republics’ – how did they come to be, and how were they instrumentalized for the war against Ukraine.
Continuing, PhD candidate Keith Harrington (Maynooth University) will present a much older case: Transnistria. How does such an isolated place persist over time despite all odds? Why is Transnistria different than other de-facto states? Is Transnistria really the next front of Russian aggression?
Following these presentations, we will hear two critical analyses of European policy toward Russian-backed separatism over the years by Prof. Andrey Makarychev (University of Tartu).

Following all blocks, we will have a Q&A session. Presentations and Discussion in English.
We look forward to learning and discussing with you on June 25th at 14:00 in person at the Gesellschaft für Europabildung – Petersburger Straße 94, 10247 Berlin – (U-Frankfurter Tor).

Registration via E-Mail only at 
Location: Gesellschaft für Europabildung, Petersburger Straße 94, 10247 Berlin (U-Frankfurter Tor)

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