Politics

As the first Roma woman to head a major political party in Slovakia, Irina Bihariová's appointment as leader of Progressive Slovakia in 2020 secured her a spot in the history books.

As Slovakia's first-ever female president, Zuzana Čaputová's liberal ideas and political vision provide an interesting story worthy of further investigation. By Dávid Pieš.

Kaspar Schultz takes a close look at Estonia's new female-led government.

Daniela Antonovska argues for the need to challenge gender norms to transform North Macedonia's political scene and build an equal society.

Joseph Elgars on how the recent election of Sadyr Japarov as Kyrgyzstan's new president might change domestic and international dynamics.

The Covid-19 pandemic has been a great challenge for Georgia, not only in terms of economic issues or the sustainability of the health care system but also in terms of proving that all peaceful [...]

A Palace for Putin, Alexei Navalny’s latest anti-corruption video, has taken the internet by storm, much to the grievance of Vladimir Putin. On January 19, the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) [...]

‘The whole world is in revolt. Soon there will be only five Kings left—the King of England, the King of Spades, the King of Clubs, the King of Hearts, and the King of Diamonds.’ So King Farouk of [...]

Crimea is drying up, and it has everything to do with political arm-wrestling between Russia and Ukraine. Almost seven years after the seizure of Crimea by the Russian Federation, the region is [...]

February editorial. Much news has been made of ‘vaccine nationalism’ in the wake of the recent conflict between the EU Commission, the pharmaceutical companies such as AstraZeneca, and third [...]