Analysis

The results of the 2021 census in Poland produced a shock for Kashubians, a small minority in northern Poland little-known outside of the Republic. A decline of over 50,000 members has left two [...]

Armando Spigno looks at the complex relationship between Norway and Russia over the control of resources and ports on the Svalbard Islands

Viktoria Kobzeva analyses women's activism in Russia, including the historical forms it has taken and its intersections with decolonialism

Lukas Baake and Thijs Korsten analyse the socio-economic background and the domestic repercussions of the recent elections in Gagauzia.

Ryan Patterson examines the Ukraine's long history of changing the names of streets as a means to (re)establish nationalism and assert control

Joseph Elgar shows how the recent shift in Armenia's foreign policy leads away from Russia towards new potential partners and allignments.

Laura Avetisyan shows how the Karakbakh Armenians increasingly see the toleration of the Lachin corridor's blockade as an act of resistance.

Central Asia regional editor Sydney Millar examines Central Asia's drag scene which works to create queer joy in an oppressive society

Baltics regional editor Maja Soomägi analyses Estonia's same-sex marriage legislation, and what it means for the region as a whole

Jelena Lalatović takes a close look at the recent developments, growing success, and contradictions of female literature in the Balkans.