democracy promotion in ukraine is there a common transatlantic approach
in recent years the relationship between the us and its eu partners has been overshadowed by a number of conflicts . some observers argue that the promotion of democracy in third countries non eu member states is one of the new arenas of conflict . but is there really a fundamental divide today on how to promote the acceptance of the most essential and unifying transatlantic value in other parts of the world this volumes first section documents contributions presented by experts from politics non governmental organizations and think tanks at a conference organized by the german council on foreign relations dgap and sponsored by the german marshall fund of the united states . the second section provides an additional analysis which focuses on the recent practice of democracy promotion on the ground in ukraine . the analysis is based on extensive interviews with experienced practitioners from various countries and areas of democracy promotion in one of the most important post s