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While reading the introduction to Alexander Griboedov’s Woe from Wit, I have come to the conclusion that if the term “woke” existed and could have been applicable to 18th century Russia, this [...]

Turkmenistan – a country largely ignored in International Relations, is actually a central piece of the natural gas geopolitical realm. After its independence, most of the country’s gas [...]

Migration to the global cities of the Soviet Union plays an important part in the history of Central Asia and the Caucasus. Exploring the narratives of those moving to these global cities, Jeff [...]

Owen Howells send us a post-card from Estonia's seemingly pandemic-free 'travel-bubble.'

Václav Marhoul’s The Painted Bird is not an easy watch. From the very first scene – where a pet mink is burnt alive – the young, Jewish protagonist (Petr Kotlár) is faced with [...]

There is no denying that social movements have changed tremendously since the invention of social media. We are now able to see live streams of bombings, demonstrations, and riots. Pictures are [...]

In the Channel 4 documentary Putin: A Russian Spy Story, Sanctions Coordinator at the US State Department, Dan Fried, notes at the end of the final episode that “once you have been king and done [...]

After tightening its control of the judiciary, media and civil society organisations, the Hungarian government found its new enemy: the arts and education sector. SZFE, or the University of [...]

What take aways can the Cypriot crisis generate in regards to Moscow? Can a reinvigorated defence role of the EU create new opportunities for diplomatic solutions to regional crises?

By analysing two classic Yugoslavian movies, Natalija Stepanović examines images of the Roma community in European culture.