Politics

After two years as president, Zelensky is faced with public disillusionment. He is dealing with many of the same problems as his predecessor, from the omnipresent influence of oligarchs to [...]

Ville Haapanen on the recent parliamentary election in Czechia and the future of now-ousted Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.

Gloria Trifonova on the intersection of music and politics and the successful political campaign of raper Itzo Hazarta in last month's parliamentary elections in Bulgaria.

Rhiannon Segar: "The benefits of bringing Saakashvili back into Ukrainian politics are yet to clearly materialise".

Hugo Blewett-Mundy on how Moldova is left in a vulnerable position in relation to Russia and Nord Stream 2.

Ionut Chiruta on how Romanian politician's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic increasingly resembles the drama of a Greek tragedy.

"What began as an absurd lie on behalf of the Turkmen government has become a real danger to Turkmenistan’s citizens." This month's Central Asia editorial by Sydney Millar.

On Monday staff of the Kyiv Post arrived at the newspaper's office, to find that they had been fired and the webpage shut down. They are now scrambling to save what's left while working on [...]

On 21 October, leaders from across the EU gathered in Brussels for what would be the final farewell ceremony to Germany’s departing chancellor, Angela Merkel. With warm tributes to her leadership [...]

Are you driving a Lamborgini or a Lada? Gloria Trifonova on how wealth inequality has contributed to the current political crisis in Bulgaria.