Holly Rodgers demonstrates how Viktor Orbán’s love for football is part of the narratives he actively promotes on Hungary’s history.

Frederik Edsberg looks back to his time in Riga in an analysis of how Latvia is trying to face its Russian and Soviet inheritance

Jasmin Aust and Pyke Hans examine how Russia, via the Wagner group, has expanded its influence in Africa’s Sahel region

Lance Bradley looks at how ideology and art are conceived through photography and architectural heritage in Central and Eastern Europe

Photographer Anastasia Karkotska captures the essence of life in Nagorno-Karabakh, sharing photos from her trip one year ago

Dennis van der Laan argues that a renewed Belarusian identity based on democracy and supported by the EU is crucial to countering Lukashenka