Director, Wider Europe programme
Europe's Eastern neighbourhood, Russia, protracted conflicts
French, English, German, Russian, Arabic
Marie Dumoulin is the director of the Wider Europe programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations.
Prior to joining ECFR, Dumoulin worked as a French career diplomat. She held a number of positions in French diplomatic missions abroad, e.g. in Turkmenistan, Algeria, Germany, and was seconded to the German Foreign Ministry during the German OSCE Chairmanship. Dumoulin worked with the policy planning staff (CAPS) and headed the Russia and Eastern Europe Department of the French Foreign Ministry. She has extensive experience with settlement processes of protracted conflicts in Europe’s Eastern neighbourhood.
Dumoulin holds a PhD from the Paris Institute for Political Science (Sciences Po).
Domestic unrest and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine left Kazakhstan in a precarious position. The EU should devise an approach that encourages and guides the country to genuine domestic transformation.
Concluding that Russia poses a threat and that the EU let its dependencies grow too deep, the bloc so far attempted to decouple from Moscow. How should Europeans navigate the adversarial relationship in the future?
Turkey’s strength in the Black Sea may have persuaded Russia to return to the Ukraine grain export deal. But the agreement also lends another string to its bow
Moscow has declined to choose between its old friend Armenia and newer friend Azerbaijan. But the EU still has some way to go to make a difference through diplomacy.
The SCO is often seen as the anti-NATO, but Putin will struggle to convince the other members – especially the Central Asian states – that his war is more important than Chinese investment
In this week’s episode, Jeremy Shapiro joins an all-star ECFR panel of experts to discuss the SCO summit’s geopolitical implications
To signal their commitment to Ukraine, Europeans should agree a ‘long-war plan’ of assistance against Russian aggression. This would include a ‘security compact,’ security assurances, and economic and energy support.
It is wishful thinking to believe that travel restrictions on Russian nationals would affect the Kremlin’s policies
A European political community would help candidates for EU membership resist outside pressure and enact democratic and economic reforms
Recent changes to Kazakhstan’s constitution seem to weaken the president’s powers. Yet there are reasons to fear they will be mere window dressing for the continuation of authoritarianism.
Domestic unrest and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine left Kazakhstan in a precarious position. The EU should devise an approach that encourages and guides the country to genuine domestic transformation.
To signal their commitment to Ukraine, Europeans should agree a ‘long-war plan’ of assistance against Russian aggression. This would include a ‘security compact,’ security assurances, and economic and energy support.
Turkey’s strength in the Black Sea may have persuaded Russia to return to the Ukraine grain export deal. But the agreement also lends another string to its bow
Moscow has declined to choose between its old friend Armenia and newer friend Azerbaijan. But the EU still has some way to go to make a difference through diplomacy.
The SCO is often seen as the anti-NATO, but Putin will struggle to convince the other members – especially the Central Asian states – that his war is more important than Chinese investment
It is wishful thinking to believe that travel restrictions on Russian nationals would affect the Kremlin’s policies
A European political community would help candidates for EU membership resist outside pressure and enact democratic and economic reforms
Recent changes to Kazakhstan’s constitution seem to weaken the president’s powers. Yet there are reasons to fear they will be mere window dressing for the continuation of authoritarianism.
Support for Ukraine is both morally correct and in the best interests of the EU. Europeans should use this moment of unity to address several long-term challenges linked to the conflict.
Russia’s war on Ukraine could have a heavy impact on other post-Soviet countries. Unless the EU helps these countries deal with the effects of the conflict, they could become increasingly dependent on the Kremlin.
Georgia is caught in a vicious circle of polarisation and state capture. The EU should respond by explicitly linking support for the Georgian government to its implementation of concrete reforms and anticorruption initiatives.
The EU should work to find out what exactly happened during the week of unrest in Kazakhstan – and press for further reforms beyond those already announced
In this week’s episode, Jeremy Shapiro joins an all-star ECFR panel of experts to discuss the SCO summit’s geopolitical implications
How sustainable is European unity? And what scenarios of solidarity or division can be expected in the next few months?
How should Europe react to Russian loss or indeed victory in this war? And what are the possible ramifications for the West?
As the situation at the Ukrainian border escalates, Mark Leonard and his guests talk about the recent developments and the state of play at the ground
What are European and American interests in the Russia-Ukraine crisis? What are possible ways to avert a calamity?
How serious is the Russian troop build-up near the Ukraine border? And what should NATO do about it?
Concluding that Russia poses a threat and that the EU let its dependencies grow too deep, the bloc so far attempted to decouple from Moscow. How should Europeans navigate the adversarial relationship in the future?
West do prevent an aggression against Ukraine? What does Kyiv expect from the EU and NATO? What is the future of the European security order? What are the perspectives of the key EU member states and Ukraine?
This webinar will bring together a collection of EU and British views to see where everyone stands on the Russia-Ukraine crisis
What consequences could the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation intervention have for Kazakhstan and the geopolitical balance in Central Asia?
Change is under way in Kazakhstan, both domestically and in its geopolitical standing
Marie Dumoulin analyses how Russia’s war on Ukraine is reshaping Kazakhstan
For the time being, both sides are in a scenario of total war. It cannot end until one side or the other decides that to preserve its existence it must accept a compromise.
Marie Dumoulin argues that there is a difference between a ceasefire and a lasting resolution of the Russia-Ukraine conflict
The differences are not yet pronounced, but they could lead to disagreement within the EU on how long to continue military support for Ukraine
Marie Dumoulin talks about the risk of decreasing support for Ukraine one year into the war
Marie Dumoulin on sanctions against Russia
Marie Dumoulin comments on how the morale power balance in Europe has shifted to the East
