Stefan Wolff

Stefan Wolff is professor of international security at the University of Birmingham, specialising in contemporary security challenges, especially the prevention and settlement of ethnic conflicts and civil wars and post-conflict state-building in deeply divided and war-torn societies.

Stefan Wolff

Ukraine is losing and the west faces a stark choice

Stefan Wolff 18th April 2024

Ukraine is losing the war. If the west does not help now, it will face a resurgent and aggressive Russia.

Ukraine war: Russia’s hold on Crimea loosens

Stefan Wolff 18th March 2024

Ten years after Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, annexed Crimea, its grip on the peninsula looks shaky.

Ukraine war: the west is at a crossroads

Stefan Wolff 22nd February 2024

It must double down on aid to Kyiv, accept a compromise deal or face humiliation by Russia.

Ukraine war: Zelenskyy’s very risky move

Stefan Wolff 14th February 2024

Kyiv needs a fundamental rethink of its strategy, not just a reshuffle of the military leadership.

Ukraine war: corruption and politico-military tensions

Stefan Wolff 4th February 2024

Corruption scandals and high-level rifts could become an existential threat as Kyiv asks for more military aid.

Ukraine’s cause: momentum is diminishing

Stefan Wolff 26th September 2023

In the Ukraine war, mixed signals among Kyiv’s allies in Europe and the United States hint at growing conflict fatigue.

Moldova first domino in a Russian plan for escalation?

Stefan Wolff 16th March 2023

Events in Georgia represent a setback for Russia’s meddling in the post-Soviet neighbourhood. But they are no sign it will end.

Ukraine: the Kremlin’s misinformation

Stefan Wolff 20th January 2023

In the Ukraine war, the Kremlin’s campaign of misinformation keeps Kyiv and its allies guessing.

How are minimum wage levels changing in Europe?

In a new Eurofound Talks podcast episode, host Mary McCaughey speaks with Eurofound expert Carlos Vacas Soriano about recent changes to minimum wages in Europe and their implications.

Listeners can delve into the intricacies of Europe's minimum wage dynamics and the driving factors behind these shifts. The conversation also highlights the broader effects of minimum wage changes on income inequality and gender equality.

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The Spring issue of The Progressive Post is out!

Since President Trump’s inauguration, the US – hitherto the cornerstone of Western security – is destabilising the world order it helped to build. The US security umbrella is apparently closing on Europe, Ukraine finds itself less and less protected, and the traditional defender of free trade is now shutting the door to foreign goods, sending stock markets on a rollercoaster. How will the European Union respond to this dramatic landscape change? .

Among this issue’s highlights, we discuss European defence strategies, assess how the US president's recent announcements will impact international trade and explore the risks  and opportunities that algorithms pose for workers.

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WSI Minimum Wage Report 2025

The trend towards significant nominal minimum wage increases is continuing this year. In view of falling inflation rates, this translates into a sizeable increase in purchasing power for minimum wage earners in most European countries. The background to this is the implementation of the European Minimum Wage Directive, which has led to a reorientation of minimum wage policy in many countries and is thus boosting the dynamics of minimum wages. Most EU countries are now following the reference values for adequate minimum wages enshrined in the directive, which are 60% of the median wage or 50 % of the average wage. However, for Germany, a structural increase is still necessary to make progress towards an adequate minimum wage.

S&D Position Paper on Cohesion Policy post-2027: a resilient future for European territorial equity”,

Cohesion Policy aims to promote harmonious development and reduce economic, social and territorial disparities between the regions of the Union, and the backwardness of the least favoured regions with a particular focus on rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition and regions suffering from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps, such as outermost regions, regions with very low population density, islands, cross-border and mountain regions.

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