Issue 3-4/2023: Beyond the Fence

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has compelled the NATO Alliance to reassess its defence strategy and find ways to assist Ukraine in defending itself against the aggressor. 

Table of Contents

Lessons learnt from Russia’s war

NATO and Ukraine. Recommendations and reflections Wojciech Michnik, Adam Reichardt
Russia’s war has changed NATO’s learning curve Dominik P. Jankowski
Ukraine and NATO. Five lessons after Russia’s full-scale invasion Mariia Zolkina
NATO should reconsider its policy on Ukraine’s membership Yulia Kazdobina
NATO summit in Vilnius. Waiting for a strategic roadmap for Ukraine Anton Naychuk
NATO 2023. Embracing a paradigm shift Pavel Havlíček
Is NATO prepared to collectively defend its allies? Marta Prochwicz-Jazowska
Baltic voices. From the fringes to the fore Stefano Braghiroli

Interviews

 The price that Ukraine is paying to join Europe is unbelievably high A conversation with Bernard Henri-Lévy

Opinion and analysis

The dream of sanctions stopping wars Svenja Petersen
From workers to refugees to workers again. What’s next for Ukrainians in the EU? Lesia Dubenko
Russia’s golden thousand and the last days Tomasz Kamusella
Can North Macedonia survive another painful sacrifice? Jovan Gjorgovski
The Balkans face a harrowing wake-up call over its fragile cybersecurity Bojan Stojkovski
How Fidesz’s irredentism strains neighbourly relations Gabriela Greilinger
Behind the steppes. How Mongolia has responded to Russia’s war against Ukraine Joseph Roche
Ukraine, Mayday Nikodem Szczygłowski

Stories and ideas

Ukraine’s Lviv, a city of life and despair Omar Marques
Ukrainian refugees fleeing war battle with French bureaucracy Cristina Coellen
The nightingales singing to the wounded. How Ukrainian medical staff save lives under fire Kateryna Pryshchepa

Art, culture and society

Lina Kostenko and her world Oleksii Lionchuk

History and memory

Memory sites in Tirana provide a deep connection to Albania’s recent past Kinga Anna Gajda
Lost in the labyrinth of possibilities Andrzej Zaręba