Analysis

Very few political leaders in the West talk about Vladimir Putin and his threat to international security with more courage than Kaja Kallas. Estonia’s first-ever female prime minister has not [...]

Thirty years after the break-up of the Soviet Union and the creation of the Russian Federation, many still want to describe the Russian economy, society, and political scenes as “transitional”. [...]

Francis Farrell on the seemingly impending threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

December marked 30 years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Be it the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century, a return to Europe or the beginning of a new era of [...]

What is going on at the border between Russia and Ukraine and how will the world react to a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine? Editorial by Zack Kramer.

The crisis on the EU's eastern border has undermined Poland's human rights record and is a missed opportunity to show the full potential of inter-EU cooperation, writes Agnieszka Widlaszewska.

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.

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 [...]

Rebecca Shaw revisits Russia's vibrant drag scene and dives into the controversies surrounding the country's first televised drag show, which premiered in October 2021.