The dramatic developments in Ukraine in 2013/2014, the Crimean annexation in 2014 and the subsequent Western sanctions against Russia thrust the continent into a renewed EastWest conflict. Although the Ukrainian-Russian crisis has been the most tangible element of this development, other unresolved regional conflicts in Eastern Europe have also garnered attention. The continued existence of such conflicts has led to the current conclusion that previous miscalculations were more the result of inadequate interpretations of the situation rather than a lack of factual knowledge. Accordingly, the LOEWE research cluster “Conflict Regions in Eastern Europe” aims to develop new forms of scholarly communication between the East and West and is guided by the principle of establishing interpretative insight as a prerequisite for devising resolution strategies to help mend the renewed rift in Europe. This LOEWE research cluster will seek to work out a new typology of conflict regions through direct dialogue with partners in Eastern Europe on the basis of a multi-perspective analysis of the past and present of these regions – using frames of reference from historical, linguistic, cultural, political and social studies.