Serbia's blind spot

Strasbourg's rebuke and Ankara's silence describe the same void.

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Not yet a new history: Hungary between liminality and counterfactuality

The recent election in Hungary has encouraged debate on the country’s next steps. Such change will occur not only at the top but across society, with factors both past and present influencing this tra...

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Everything could be shared, except the name of God

Across the Balkan Peninsula, Muslims and Christians have prayed to the same figures under different names, drunk from the same healing springs, and gathered at the same shrines for centuries. What the...

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One year on: July protests return to Ukraine

Recent protests in Ukraine have become a microcosm for hopes concerning the country’s future. The response to Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov’s removal is emblematic of a wider current of thought co...

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Here be dragons

The Trump administration’s designs on Europe extend far beyond the US president’s latest proclamation. Both government departments and think tanks in Washington are increasingly looking to support all...

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Europe can learn from Ukraine how to break Russian myths

The development of effective European self-defence against Russia's "mental warfare" demands better understanding of how Moscow thinks about its conflict with the West.

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“Transformed into memories” – How Estonia’s Setos are navigating a modernizing world, and geopolitics

For centuries, the Seto have inhabited the region of south-east Estonia and north-west Russia. However, forces outside of their control have divided their ancestral lands between these two hostile sta...

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Why the West still misunderstands Belarus's role in Russia's war

Western perceptions of Belarus remain clouded in uncertainty. This is in spite of its connections to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Understanding the hopes of Belarusian society will prove pivotal to pro...

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“Transformed into memories” – How Estonia’s Setos are navigating a modernizing world, and geopolitics

For centuries, the Seto have inhabited the region of south-east Estonia and north-west Russia. However, forces outside of their control have divided their ancestral lands between these two hostile sta...

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Bulgaria’s Radev is a sovereigntist – but still an Atlanticist

The recent electoral victory of Prime Minister Rumen Radev is leading to a new defence outlook in Bulgaria. While worries have been expressed regarding the politician’s pro-Russia sympathies, the coun...

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"Russia is not keeping up"

Interview with Mykola Bieleskov, a fellow at the National Institute for Strategic Studies and one of Ukraine's leading military analysts. Interviewers: Aleksander Palikot and Jerzy Sobotta.

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The list and the ledger

The European Union has learned to blacklist Russia’s workaround tokens almost as fast as Moscow can launch them. Designation was never the hard part. The contest has moved from the list to the ledger,...

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Eastern Europe digitized fast — it must now protect its systems

Growing threats to the region’s digital architecture have encouraged a concerted response. Ongoing issues specific to the area are even placing Central and Eastern Europe at the forefront of such deve...

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"Russian disinformation is effective primarily because it exploits pre-existing divisions rather than creating them from scratch"

An interview with Kinga Anna Gajda, director of the Centre for European Studies at the Jagiellonian University. Interviewer: Iwona Reichardt.

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Transnistria: how the Ukraine war is heating up Russia’s longest forgotten separatist conflict

Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine is changing the dynamics affecting nearby Transnistria. Once existing in relative obscurity, the disputed area is now becoming a key part of calculations on...

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Bosnia and Herzegovina’s EU path: from candidacy status optimism to 113 failed promises

Bosnia and Herzegovina's attainment of EU candidate status in 2022 generated significant optimism regarding the acceleration of reforms and the country's progress towards membership. However, politica...

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Making sense of the Flamingo Revolution in Albania

Recent protests across Albania and Europe are helping to highlight deep-seated problems in the country. What began as disagreement with a business project led by Jared Kushner has turned into a wider ...

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Bulgaria's European paradox

From Schengen and the euro to brain drain and the concept of "imam chovek", Bulgaria's recent successes reveal a deeper contradiction: a country more integrated into Europe than ever, yet still strugg...

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What Ukraine and Europe see in America's 250th anniversary

As the United States marks 250 years of independence, Kyiv and European capitals are watching the celebration with a mix of admiration and alarm. What they see in America's jubilee says as much about ...

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A society at war - Ukraine's real secret weapon

Why Europe's most important lesson from the war may not be technological.

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Serbia's four pillars are cracking

For two decades Belgrade balanced between Brussels, Washington, Moscow and Beijing. The strategy once maximized Serbia's leverage. Today it may be becoming its greatest vulnerability.

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The algorithm and the allotment garden: what Estonia's retirement ranking conceals

When Estonia unexpectedly topped a global ranking of the best places to retire, the result was hailed as a triumph of digital governance and Nordic efficiency. But the accolade also exposed a deeper f...

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In Transnistria, sentences stop before they reach the end

At Europe’s edge, control is exercised through language, repetition and adaptation, shaping the texture of everyday life.

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Observing Hungary’s turning point: inside the 2026 parliamentary elections

The recent election in Hungary attracted attention from all over Europe. The Danish NGO Silba’s return to the country in order to monitor the vote provides a vivid insight into the realities of this e...

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A one-time transfer of drone technology from Ukraine is not possible

Interview with Vasyl Honcharuk, the chairman of ARMADA, the Association of Manufacturers of Unmanned Systems and Associated Technologies in Ukraine. Interviewer: Kateryna Pryshchepa.

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Kosovo: the time for a compromise has come

The recent election in Kosovo has produced yet another set of questions concerning the future course of the government. A record low turnout demands cooperation between parties as they attempt to prov...

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The mouse's revolt against the lion – are Hungary's pro-Russian days over for good?

The recent victory of Péter Magyar in Hungary suggests that Budapest’s pro-Russia policies are coming to an end. This closeness with Moscow has a long legacy that is ultimately related to how Hungaria...

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Issue 4/2026: Fragility of peace

As we are well into the fifth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, old questions are beginning to stir from beneath the surface, particularly: how should the West engage with Russia, if at...

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Russia’s imprisoned mothers

As Russia’s prison population shrinks due to wartime military recruitment, another trend is becoming increasingly visible: the growing number of women behind bars. Among them are mothers imprisoned fo...

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Nancy and the politics of deterrence: reading the French nuclear offer to Poland

A year after the Nancy Treaty, Polish-French defence cooperation is deepening and building a tangible element of European deterrence. The question is what kind of relationship Warsaw and Paris are act...

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