Unearthing the forgotten story of Jewish agents in the Second World War: “Occasional Spies” at the Tbilisi International Film Festival
Alexandra Kuenning reviews "Occasional Spies," a gripping and innovative documentary about a group of Palestinian Jews who volunteered to return to their countries of origin in Eastern Europe in [...]
A tepid thriller on police corruption and institutional racism in Romania: “Unidentified” at the Tbilisi International Film Festival
Unidentified (Neidentificat, 2020) is a sparse mystery situated around the character study of a corrupt detective. While there is some merit to its wry examination of police corruption and the [...]
The deadly fate of Romanian politics
Ionut Chiruta on how Romanian politician's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic increasingly resembles the drama of a Greek tragedy.
The Prince and the Bear – a fairy tale about nationalism in Romania
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.
In Romania, Women Living in Precarious Conditions Face Restricted Access to Abortion
In Romania, more and more doctors are refusing to perform abortions even though it's been legal since 1990. This puts young women with unwanted pregnancies in increasingly precarious situations.
Monarchy…Unemployed? The curious case of former ruling houses in the Balkans
‘The whole world is in revolt. Soon there will be only five Kings left—the King of England, the King of Spades, the King of Clubs, the King of Hearts, and the King of Diamonds.’ So King Farouk of [...]
A return to religious extremism in European politics?
January editorial. From Law and Justice (PiS) in Poland, EKRE in Estonia, and Fidesz in Hungary, to Vladimir Putin’s United Russia Party, recent months have seen the political right returning to [...]
