- M.A. Political Science (FU Berlin), 2004
M.A. Russian Studies (European University at Saint Petersburg), 2002edit
This November 2014 article outlines a solution for the war in the Donbas region of Ukraine in the form of a UN protectorate, including UN-sanctioned peacekeeping forces, international interim administration and mostly European funding for... more
This November 2014 article outlines a solution for the war in the Donbas region of Ukraine in the form of a UN protectorate, including UN-sanctioned peacekeeping forces, international interim administration and mostly European funding for rebuilding. Based on peacekeeping operations in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s, such as UNPROFOR, UNTAES and UNMIK, it explores the conditions under which Russia might accept such a proposal and whether it is worthwhile to attempt such an initiative despite the chance of a Russian veto in the UN Security Council.
Research Interests: Russian Foreign Policy, European Foreign Policy, Peacekeeping, European Foreign and Security Policy, Foreign Policy of Ukraine, and 19 moreEU Foreign Policy, Peacekeeping operations, EU institutions, EU foreign policy, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, securitization, European Security, UN Peacekeeping, UN peacekeeping operations, United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, International Organizations and Peacekeeping, Regional peacekeeping, UNMIK, Donbas, UNPROFOR, War between Russia and Ukraine, Donbass, Russian war in Ukraine, Russian war in Ukraine 2015, Foreign Policy of Poland and other Central and Eastern European States, Donbass war, and UNTAES
У середині грудня 2014 р. група зі 142 німецькомовних експертів з питань країн Східної Європи (серед них — учені, політики, активісти й журналісти Німеччини, Австрії та Швейцарії) опублікували в газетах Zeit Online (Гамбург), Der... more
У середині грудня 2014 р. група зі 142 німецькомовних експертів з питань країн Східної Європи (серед них — учені, політики, активісти й журналісти Німеччини, Австрії та Швейцарії) опублікували в газетах Zeit Online (Гамбург), Der Tagesspiegel, Die Welt, Berliner Zeitung (Берлін) і Der Standard (Відень) нижче наведене звернення. Воно було відповіддю на відкритий лист "Нова війна в Європі? Не від нашого імені!", опублікований за тиждень до того німецькою мовою — у газетах Die Zeit і Der Tagesspiegel, а пізніше російською — на сайті inoСМИ.Ru. Останній лист, підписаний рядом широко визнаних колишніх політиків, діячів мистецтва, представників промисловості та суспільних фігур ФРН, став відомим як "Заклик 60 німецьких знаменитостей". У ньому підписанти просили Берлін продовжити свої партнерські відносини з Москвою. Підписанти ж звернення-відповіді — 142 німецьких спеціалісти з питань Східної Європи, базуючись на своїх експертних знаннях, доходять висновку, що Москва відносно України виступає в ролі агресора. Тому вони закликають німецький уряд не жертвувати територіальною цілісністю України, дивитися в обличчя реаліям і не піддаватися ілюзіям стосовно цілей Кремля. Нижче публікується авторизований переклад німецького тексту звернення 142 експертів.
Research Interests: Russian Studies, Post-Soviet Regimes, Ukrainian Studies, Russian Politics, Post-Soviet Politics, and 27 moreRussian Foreign Policy, Ukrainian Politics, Post-Soviet Studies, German Foreign Policy, Ukraine (History), Soviet, post-Soviet, Russian politics, Politics of Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian Foreign Policy, Ukraine, Foreign Policy of Ukraine, Ukrainian History, Russian-Ukrainian Relations, EU institutions, EU foreign policy, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, securitization, Putin's foreign policies, Vladimir Putin, EU-Ukraine Relations, Ukraine, Russia, Eastern Europe, Russian Policy Towards Nato During Putin Presidency, Russia and Germany, European and euroatlantic integration of Ukraine, Post Soviet, Democratization In Ukraine, IR In Post soviet Space, German-Russian Relations, Russia-Ukraine Relations, and War between Russia and Ukraine
Open Letter by 73 German Experts on Eastern Europe and International Security, first published in German by “Zeit Online”, on 14 January 2022.
Research Interests: International Relations, Foreign Policy Analysis, Geopolitics, Russian Foreign Policy, German Politics, and 9 moreGerman Foreign Policy, Modern Germany and Eastern Europe, Germany, Foreign Affairs, Russia and the West, Russia and Germany, IR In Post soviet Space, German-Russian Relations, and Ukrainian-Germany Relation
Mehr als 70 Osteuropa- und Sicherheitsexperten wenden sich an Regierung und Parteien: Dem aggressiven Vorgehen Russlands dürfe Deutschland nicht länger tatenlos zusehen.
Research Interests: Ukraine, Ostpolitik, Russland, Deutschland, Internationale Beziehungen, and 15 moreFrank-Walter Steinmeier, Europäische Union, Außenpolitik, Angela Merkel, Deutsche Außenpolitik, Osteuropa, Bundesregierung, Gerhard Schröder, Aussenpolitik, Geopolitik, Bundesrepublik, deutsch-russische Kulturbeziehungen, Außenhandel der Bundesrepublik, Ukrainisch-deutsche Beziehungen, and Neue Ostpolitik
https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/andreas-umland/securing-peace-instead-of-rewarding-expansion On December 5, 2014, 60 prominent German personalities from politics, business, and the cultural sphere published a joint appeal... more
https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/andreas-umland/securing-peace-instead-of-rewarding-expansion On December 5, 2014, 60 prominent German personalities from politics, business, and the cultural sphere published a joint appeal titled " Another War in Europe? Not in Our Name! " [http://www.zeit.de/politik/2014-12/aufruf-russland-dialog] Although this open letter deals with Germany's policies towards Russia and Ukraine, only a few of the signees are currently involved in East European studies, or in journalistic reporting about Ukraine. On the contrary, most of those who signed the appeal have only limited expertise in the post-Soviet space, little relevant research experience, and apparently no deep knowledge of Ukraine or recent events there. This is no coincidence. The overwhelming majority of German researchers, activists, and reporters who, from a scholarly, civic or journalistic perspective, are observing the current conflict in Ukraine are united in th...
In order to overcome the current deadlock of the EU's enlargement and neighbourhood policy, an attractive intermediate step on the way to potential full EU membership is needed for the Western Balkans, Eastern Partnership countries with... more
In order to overcome the current deadlock of the EU's enlargement and neighbourhood policy, an attractive intermediate step on the way to potential full EU membership is needed for the Western Balkans, Eastern Partnership countries with association agreements and Turkey.
The European Economic Area (EEA) with its Four Freedoms of Movement - of people, services, goods and capital - offers exactly what is needed to drive European integration without the difficult questions of Monetary Union, EU institutions, the Common Security and Defence Policy, etc.
By 2020 the entire region could be part of the EEA and the last restrictions, e.g. on the free movement of workers could be gone by 2025, making a Europe witout barriers a reality.
The European Economic Area (EEA) with its Four Freedoms of Movement - of people, services, goods and capital - offers exactly what is needed to drive European integration without the difficult questions of Monetary Union, EU institutions, the Common Security and Defence Policy, etc.
By 2020 the entire region could be part of the EEA and the last restrictions, e.g. on the free movement of workers could be gone by 2025, making a Europe witout barriers a reality.
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Kyiv should foster Ukraine’s European integration, economic growth and national security by offering EU citizens instantaneous residence and work permission
Research Interests: Ukrainian Studies, Ukrainian Politics, International Migration, Transnational migration, Politics of Ukraine, and 9 moreUkrainian Foreign Policy, Ukraine, Foreign Policy of Ukraine, EU institutions, EU foreign policy, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, securitization, EU-Ukraine Relations, European integration of Ukraine, European and euroatlantic integration of Ukraine, Ukrainian Migration, and permanent residence
In this article, scenarios for Trump after the Senate runoff elections in Georgia on 5 January 2021 are discussed under the assumption that the volatile period is between 6-20 January 2021. Among the scenarios discussed is a potential... more
In this article, scenarios for Trump after the Senate runoff elections in Georgia on 5 January 2021 are discussed under the assumption that the volatile period is between 6-20 January 2021. Among the scenarios discussed is a potential violent attempt to hold on to power, while Trump is still Commander-in-Chief before Inauguration Day.
Research Interests: Subversion, Right-Wing Movements, Right-Wing Extremism, US National Security, Global Security, and 6 moreRight-wing Populism in the United States, Right Wing Extremism, Nationalism and Fascism in Past and Present, US National Security Policy, Donald Trump, Political Destabilization, and Democratic Backsliding
Indem sie EU- und EWR-Bürgern vollständige Niederlassungsfreiheit gewährte, könnte die Ukraine ihre Integration in Europa, ihre wirtschaftliche Entwicklung, ihre demografische Stabilität und ihre nationale Sicherheit fördern. Signale der... more
Indem sie EU- und EWR-Bürgern vollständige Niederlassungsfreiheit gewährte, könnte die Ukraine ihre Integration in Europa, ihre wirtschaftliche Entwicklung, ihre demografische Stabilität und ihre nationale Sicherheit fördern. Signale der Offenheit wären weit mehr als Symbolpolitik.
Research Interests: Immigration, Ukrainian Studies, Ukrainian Politics, Ukrainian Foreign Policy, Ukraine, and 15 moreForeign Policy of Ukraine, EU institutions, EU foreign policy, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, securitization, Ostpolitik, EU-Ukraine Relations, Internationale Beziehungen, European integration of Ukraine, European and euroatlantic integration of Ukraine, Ukrainian Migration, Migrationspolitik, Osteuropa, Aussenpolitik, NATO and Ukraine, Ukranian Foreign Policy, Ukrainian-Germany Relation, and Ukrainisch-deutsche Beziehungen
Open Letter by 73 German Experts on Eastern Europe and International Security, first published in German by “Zeit Online”, on 14 January 2022.
Research Interests: International Relations, Foreign Policy Analysis, Geopolitics, Russian Foreign Policy, German Politics, and 12 moreGerman Foreign Policy, Modern Germany and Eastern Europe, Germany, EU institutions, EU foreign policy, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, securitization, Foreign Affairs, Putin's foreign policies, Russia and the West, Russia and Germany, IR In Post soviet Space, German-Russian Relations, Ukrainian-Germany Relation, and German-Ukrainian Relations
Mehr als 70 Osteuropa- und Sicherheitsexperten wenden sich an Regierung und Parteien: Dem aggressiven Vorgehen Russlands dürfe Deutschland nicht länger tatenlos zusehen.