Analysis

Jakub Crcha reviews "Budete mať luft!", the latest play from the Slovak National Theatre focusing on themes of racism and violence

Emma Collet explains the wide-ranging effects of Bishkek's unresolved waste problem and how activists and artists respond to it.

Southeastern Europe regional editor Marija Ivanovic looks at the steps Republika Srpska has taken on its path into authoritarianiasm

Sydney Millar looks at gender-based violence in Tajikistan and how prevailing cultural trends leave women with little recourse for help

In this translated piece, Viktor Volkov discusses the case of Nafosat Ollashukurova and the repression of civil society in Uzbekistan

Andro Atoev analyses Georgia's 'foreign agent' draft bill debacle, delving into the political context to explain Georgian Dream's actions

Sydney Millar analyses the latest trial of the Karakalpak protestors, with a focus on the sentencing of journalist Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov

Sijie Jiang shows how the lasting influence of Soviet culture on the communist China heavily impacts the course of today's Sino-Russian relations.

Alexandra Kuenning and Lukas Baake explore the role of Georgia's youth in the recent protests against the foreign agent draft law

Kristina Tsabala analyses Bulgaria's Schengen and Eurozone aspirations, and how right-wing groups are co-opting myths about the Euro