Opinion

Stefan Žarić reflects on the protests that have been rocking Belgrade. "The truth is, people resort to protests to liberate themselves, despite knowing that they probably cannot change anything."

In April of 2019, a group of 22 young men and women gathered at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria to rethink and rewrite the meaning of international security. The assembly was the first in a [...]

Laura Royer on the media coverage of the Hungarian coronavirus law.

Jules Ortjens analyses the Hungarian parliament's willingness to hand power over to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

Sabrina Gafforova on how the people of Tajikistan have reacted to the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 in their country.

Silvia Travasoni on how Wrocław in 2019 became the fourth city in Poland to organize an "Equality March" with around 10 000 people taking to the streets

No one in Europe could have possibly missed out on the big news of the moment: the coronavirus is here. With the daily lives of 446 million EU inhabitants affected, the pandemic might constitute [...]

Michael Cole on how hard-right figures have used cats to soften their image.

This article was originally published by ZOIS Spotlight “This is our homeland High, high mountains at one with the blue sky” Aga-Ini – Bizdin Meken (Our homeland) Rap music – for European [...]

Since his reelection in 2018, most analysts argue Putin has focused primarily on internal affairs. He has pushed the Russian government on a spending spree, with a greater focus on [...]