Iryna Maksymenko

[GEO-POWER-EU @GEOPOWER_EU]

1/ 📢 How resilient are national decision-making processes to external influence in the Western Balkans and Associated Trio countries? 🌍
Our Strategic Autonomy Index examines the extent to which countries are able to make domestic policy decisions independently, highlighting both strengths and areas of vulnerability.
(🔗https://t.co/98n1fhw379) 🧵👇

[GEO-POWER-EU @GEOPOWER_EU]

📢 GEO-POWER-EU researcher Prof. Olga Brusylovska (Odesa I.I. Mechnikov National University) presented key project findings at the BASEES 2026 Annual Conference, hosted by the @unibirmingham and the @uniofedinburgh.

The presentation was based on the report The Relevance of the Eastern Partnership (EaP), which assesses the framework's enduring relevance amid a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape.
🔗 About the event:  https://t.co/KvdQd8sMwA 
📝Report:: https://t.co/fDgZUuqvBI

[Polina Sinovets @PSinovets]

I am pleased to share our new publication, co-authored with Adérito Vicente, which explores the future of Ukraine through various deterrence models:
https://t.co/ovaWLnEGto

[GEO-POWER-EU @GEOPOWER_EU]

📢 1/ On 3 June, GEO-POWER-EU held an event titled "Moldova and Ukraine on the EU Accession Path amid War and Uncertainty." The event opened with remarks by Dr. Liubomir Chiriac, Executive Director of IDIS "Viitorul",  who noted that geographical integration and the fight against Russian aggression are interconnected processes essential to the security and democratic future of Eastern Europe. He emphasized that European integration remains a priority supported by the majority of the population, with recent data showing that nearly 64% of citizens support EU accession in 2026.

[GEO-POWER-EU @GEOPOWER_EU]

📅 Happening this Wednesday!

Join us online or in person for our conference on 🇲🇩 and 🇺🇦 European path amid war and uncertainty.

We look forward to welcoming you on 3 June in Chișinău and online.
🔗 Registration: https://t.co/OwrLJc7LdI

[GEO-POWER-EU @GEOPOWER_EU]

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[GEO-POWER-EU @GEOPOWER_EU]

1/ Our sentiment analysis report (🔗 https://t.co/Q42sF3oMXp) reveals that, despite being the least-discussed actor (14% of mentions), the 🇪🇺 is the most positively perceived international actor on 🇺🇦 social media, with sentiment growing stronger across all major political events studied among 🇺🇸🇷🇺🇨🇳🇹🇷
See the full Ukraine 🇺🇦 factsheet below 👇

[GEO-POWER-EU @GEOPOWER_EU]

"Corrosive capital doesn't break the rules — it rewrites them."

📖 Our latest research shows how corrosive capital operates through legal and informal mechanisms to maximise political leverage, minimise transparency, and bypass regulation. It spreads across rule-making, rule-implementation, and accountability systems, embedding itself at every stage of a project's lifecycle, from preparation to dispute resolution.

* Learn more about how corrosive capital operates and spreads, and why it often appears 'legal' while eroding institutions over time.

Read our full report here:  https://t.co/5QU27Q7XUv

[GEO-POWER-EU @GEOPOWER_EU]

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Is the Eastern Partnership (EaP) still strategically relevant in a region reshaped by #Russia’s🇷🇺 war against #Ukraine 🇺🇦?
On 19 February, @eapcsf and GEO-POWER-EU co-hosted a webinar discussing the findings of the GEO-POWER-EU report on the relevance of the EaP (🔗 https://t.co/bBrdxPjc7C), examining whether the #EaP remains fit for purpose in today’s geopolitical reality.

[GEO-POWER-EU @GEOPOWER_EU]

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Prof. Olga Brusylovska (Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University) outlined key achievements since 2009, Association Agreements, DCFTAs, and visa liberalisations 🇺🇦🇲🇩🇬🇪, but stressed persistent governance gaps and structural limits.
Assoc. Prof. @IrynaOd7 (Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University) noted that the 2020 policy revision failed to address core weaknesses. The discussion concluded that without a stronger security dimension and greater differentiation, the EaP risks losing strategic coherence.
🔎 Read more: https://t.co/64xiYsLkfH
🎥 Watch the recording: https://t.co/xXvB9LZr1p

[GEO-POWER-EU @GEOPOWER_EU]

📣Don't miss our report on how foreign influence operates across the #WesternBalkans and the Associated Trio
Drawing on 29 investment case studies and multi-method research, the report analyses how foreign capital acquires corrosive features through opaque, politically mediated arrangements, and how disinformation is domestically produced, locally adapted, and used to shield vested interests from scrutiny.
🔗Read the full report here: https://t.co/5QU27Q7XUv
📽️Watch Ass. Prof. @tenaprelec explain the concept in this short video: https://t.co/hDwrBcGK7J

[GEO-POWER-EU @GEOPOWER_EU]

📣Join us on Thursday at 12 PM CET for an interesting discussion based on #GEOPOWEREU report on the relevance of the EaP🔗https://t.co/FD4ivRnCNs, in partnership with @eapcsf.
Moreℹ️ & registration: https://t.co/CDGLARrPkL

[GEO-POWER-EU @GEOPOWER_EU]

📣 Is the EaP still relevant in today’s geopolitical landscape?
Join our online webinar, organised by @eapcsf in partnership w/ #GEOPOWEREU, on rethinking 🇪🇺–EaP relations amid war in🇺🇦 & strategic competition.
🗓️ 19 Feb | ⏰ 12:00–13:00 CET
🔗 Register: https://t.co/tP3Dq7f6c7

[Istituto Affari Internazionali - IAI @IAIonline]

Today, @NathalieTocci, Director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali, will be a guest speaker at the event “Can Europe Ever Trust the United States Again?”, organised by @Carnegie_Europe and moderated by @RosaBalfour

Together with @jan_techau, she will discuss one of the most pressing questions facing the European Union today: can Europe still rely on the United States in an era of strategic uncertainty?

📢 Register here to join the conversation 👉 https://t.co/k3Msfgwo6s

[GEO-POWER-EU @GEOPOWER_EU]

1/ How relevant is the Eastern Partnership (EaP) today and what structural factors limit its effectiveness today?
🧵 Let’s have a deep dive into the key findings of our report on “The Relevance of the Eastern Partnership (EaP)”: https://t.co/FD4ivRoaD0 👇

[GEO-POWER-EU @GEOPOWER_EU]

📣This week we look at public opinion trends in 🇲🇩

🔹Social media leads for political news (59%) vs TV (37%)
🔹69% back 🇪🇺 membership
🔹NATO views split: 42% for, 46% against
🔹🇷🇺 seen as top threat (47%)
🔹43% favor neutrality for the war in🇺🇦

Moreℹ️https://t.co/oV7moF3noy

[GEO-POWER-EU @GEOPOWER_EU]

📣 In a new Balkan Insight commentary, #GEOPOWEREU Researcher Dr. Kurt Bassuener imagines what Bosnia and Herzegovina’s international envoys might say on Dayton’s 30th anniversary if they spoke candidly about the country’s political reality. Read more: https://t.co/PEipot0ttO

[GEO-POWER-EU @GEOPOWER_EU]

📢 #GEOPOWEREU is featured in the #EaP Think Tank Network newsletter!
Our report on the relevance of the #EasternPartnership examines whether the EaP still works in today’s shifting geopolitical landscape.
Read more here📰 https://t.co/oRLRTpqhaW

[GEO-POWER-EU @GEOPOWER_EU]

LIVE NOW: GEO-POWER-EU presents the 🇷🇸findings from the 2025 Public Opinion Survey! We’re diving into how Serbians view international actors, migration, EU integration & more
Full report https://t.co/oV7moF3noy
Join live https://t.co/iaCgbuVlGu
Follow this thread for highlights⬇️

[GEO-POWER-EU @GEOPOWER_EU]

📢 New #GEOPOWEREU research report!
Our latest deliverable “The Relevance of the Eastern Partnership (EaP)” explores how the #EaP can evolve to strengthen the #EU’s🇪🇺 role as a geopolitical actor. 🔗 https://t.co/FD4ivRnCNs
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