Analysis

Agnieszka Widlaszewska takes a closer look at the two longest-serving presidents in Europe and that their relationship can tell us about the future for their respective countries.

Tereza Dvorakova on the current state of religious acceptance in Uzbekistan.

Hugo Blewett-Mundy on the EU enlargement and the Western Balkans.

In early May, Romania's largest brown bear was killed by a member of the Lichtensteinian royal family. It's a story that exposes corruption, growing populism and nationalism in Romanian politics.

Ivana Hadjievska on the problem of neighbourhood - or the problem of people living next to each other and North Macedonia's accession to the EU.

Hélène Bienvenu on how the situation for Polish women seeking an abortion has become increasingly difficult due to restricted rights and the COVID-19 pandemic.

André Kapsas writes about a political party that now finds itself slowly drained of its blood by an alliance with populists. What will happen to the Czech Republic's Social Democratic party ahead [...]

Despite being legal in Hungary, hundreds of Hungarian women cross the Austrian border to get an abortion every year.

Some of the Russian Orthodox faith's most beloved saints are currently travelling through time and space. Article by Elodie Phillips.

How should we interpret Freedom House’s dramatic downgrade of Kyrgyz democracy in 2020? Find out in this latest analysis by Thomas Barrett