The 80th anniversary parade in Moscow was not only a depressing abuse of history, but also a way to show that Russia is far ...

Nicușor Dan’s victory in Romania proved that the popular desire for independent figures does not have to mean far-right ...

The evidence from Russia, Azerbaijan and other authoritarian states suggests that peace is far less likely where democracy ...

My Women is a poignant, inescapable short story collection about women confronted by the horrific brutalities of the ...

Trump created a window of opportunity for Putin to exit the war with some face, but he did not take advantage of this chance.

The complex system of governance in Bosnia and Herzegovina has brought stability in the aftermath of war. It is now in need ...

The USSR collapsed in 1991. The political entity once referred to by President Reagan as the “Evil Empire” ceased to exist, but its successor state – the Russian Federation – survived, reconstituting ...

As Georgia prepares for this year’s parliamentary elections, Russian footprints in the process are already becoming evident. A recently-released report by the Dossier Center, a London-based ...

Bulgaria’s veto on the opening of EU accession negotiations with North Macedonia comes as a result of how the country’s elites envision a “Bulgarian world”.

For more than 100 days, thousands of Bulgarians have been coming together in the streets to demand the resignations of Boyko Borissov’s third government and General Prosecutor Ivan Geshev. The mass ...