Western perceptions of Belarus remain clouded in uncertainty. This is in spite of its connections to the ongoing war in ...

The recent electoral victory of Prime Minister Rumen Radev is leading to a new defence outlook in Bulgaria. While worries ...

For centuries, the Seto have inhabited the region of south-east Estonia and north-west Russia. However, forces outside of ...

“Our independence is our dearest treasure, which our grandfathers fought for. First of all, we will never surrender it to someone, and secondly, we will do our best to protect it.” – Nursultan ...

A year ago, thousands of people took to the streets of every major Ukrainian city to protest against moves to restrict the independence and capacity of the country’s anti-corruption institutions. The ...

In the face of heightened geopolitical tensions and consequent economic uncertainty, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) stands at a pivotal moment. Despite the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and shifting ...

Just as their country was becoming increasingly controversial and marginalized within the EU, Hungarians have unexpectedly written one of the most impressive pages in the annals of democracy in 21st ...

Recent reporting on the planned launch of Newsmax Polska suggests that it may be part of a broader group expansion across Central and South-Eastern Europe. The company Telekom Srbija has been ...

Despite periodic ceasefire declarations, the Kremlin’s military strategy in 2025 shows no intention of negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. On the contrary, rapid troop mobilization, ramped-up ...

The question of how much influence the Russian opposition currently living abroad actually has or potentially can have on Russian society is worth asking since the opposition inside Russia has been ...

After reporting from the frontlines stretching from southern Donetsk Oblast through Sloviansk to the Kharkiv region – where we met several Ukrainian brigades and spoke with dozens of soldiers – we ...