Fifteen years ago, when we sent the first issue of this magazine to print and later – thanks to our international distributor – to bookshops around the world, our thinking about political developments...

The abbreviation UPA refers to the controversial Ukrainian Insurgent Army, a symbol of resistance for many Ukrainians. At the same time, the UPA is also a symbol of the mass killings and ethnic cleans...

Ukraine has maintained a constant presence in media feeds around the world since 2022. This success is the product of a concerted effort across all parts of Ukrainian society and key allies. This atte...

A review of Luke Harding’s Betrayal: Trump, Putin and the New Age of Conquest.

The city of Lviv has become a destination for many Ukrainians fleeing communities on the front line. At first, many viewed this move as a temporary measure. However, Lviv’s new residents are now start...

Polish society’s relationship with Ukraine currently faces numerous problems. An early enthusiasm for aiding Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression has often given way to anti-migrant sentiment. New th...

Lithuania's new government wants to restore diplomatic relations with China as quickly as possible. But what would that mean for the country's relationship with Taiwan, if the Taiwanese Representative...

An alliance of convenience in the Romanian parliament is playing a dangerous game with the country’s energy future. While the EU has already supplied funds for a transition, some parties appear determ...

A proposal made at a recent meeting of EU agriculture ministers would downgrade the protection of brown bears to the same level as wolves. Environmentalists say this would amount to a gift to hunters ...

A world-class museum pays a poignant tribute to Lithuania’s erstwhile Jewish community.

How Ukraine's deep strikes are reshaping Russia's strategic choices.

How Ukraine's deep strikes are reshaping Russia's strategic choices.

Why the West must break free from the cognitive traps of the past when it comes to Russia.

Armenia is currently undergoing a seismic change in how society relates to the state. While high politics remains an important factor, a growing number of citizens are starting to actively judge gover...

Uncertainty over the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s unique form of governance has exposed a clear rift between Europe and the US. While concerns grow about the fragile country’s security situation...

Strasbourg's rebuke and Ankara's silence describe the same void.

The recent election in Hungary has encouraged debate on the country’s next steps. Such change will occur not only at the top but across society, with factors both past and present influencing this tra...

Across the Balkan Peninsula, Muslims and Christians have prayed to the same figures under different names, drunk from the same healing springs, and gathered at the same shrines for centuries. What the...

Recent protests in Ukraine have become a microcosm for hopes concerning the country’s future. The response to Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov’s removal is emblematic of a wider current of thought co...

The Trump administration’s designs on Europe extend far beyond the US president’s latest proclamation. Both government departments and think tanks in Washington are increasingly looking to support all...

The development of effective European self-defence against Russia's "mental warfare" demands better understanding of how Moscow thinks about its conflict with the West.

For centuries, the Seto have inhabited the region of south-east Estonia and north-west Russia. However, forces outside of their control have divided their ancestral lands between these two hostile sta...

Western perceptions of Belarus remain clouded in uncertainty. This is in spite of its connections to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Understanding the hopes of Belarusian society will prove pivotal to pro...

For centuries, the Seto have inhabited the region of south-east Estonia and north-west Russia. However, forces outside of their control have divided their ancestral lands between these two hostile sta...

The recent electoral victory of Prime Minister Rumen Radev is leading to a new defence outlook in Bulgaria. While worries have been expressed regarding the politician’s pro-Russia sympathies, the coun...

Interview with Mykola Bieleskov, a fellow at the National Institute for Strategic Studies and one of Ukraine's leading military analysts. Interviewers: Aleksander Palikot and Jerzy Sobotta.

The European Union has learned to blacklist Russia’s workaround tokens almost as fast as Moscow can launch them. Designation was never the hard part. The contest has moved from the list to the ledger,...

Growing threats to the region’s digital architecture have encouraged a concerted response. Ongoing issues specific to the area are even placing Central and Eastern Europe at the forefront of such deve...

An interview with Kinga Anna Gajda, director of the Centre for European Studies at the Jagiellonian University. Interviewer: Iwona Reichardt.

Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine is changing the dynamics affecting nearby Transnistria. Once existing in relative obscurity, the disputed area is now becoming a key part of calculations on...

Bosnia and Herzegovina's attainment of EU candidate status in 2022 generated significant optimism regarding the acceleration of reforms and the country's progress towards membership. However, politica...

Recent protests across Albania and Europe are helping to highlight deep-seated problems in the country. What began as disagreement with a business project led by Jared Kushner has turned into a wider ...

From Schengen and the euro to brain drain and the concept of "imam chovek", Bulgaria's recent successes reveal a deeper contradiction: a country more integrated into Europe than ever, yet still strugg...

As the United States marks 250 years of independence, Kyiv and European capitals are watching the celebration with a mix of admiration and alarm. What they see in America's jubilee says as much about ...

Why Europe's most important lesson from the war may not be technological.

For two decades Belgrade balanced between Brussels, Washington, Moscow and Beijing. The strategy once maximized Serbia's leverage. Today it may be becoming its greatest vulnerability.

When Estonia unexpectedly topped a global ranking of the best places to retire, the result was hailed as a triumph of digital governance and Nordic efficiency. But the accolade also exposed a deeper f...

At Europe’s edge, control is exercised through language, repetition and adaptation, shaping the texture of everyday life.

The recent election in Hungary attracted attention from all over Europe. The Danish NGO Silba’s return to the country in order to monitor the vote provides a vivid insight into the realities of this e...

Interview with Vasyl Honcharuk, the chairman of ARMADA, the Association of Manufacturers of Unmanned Systems and Associated Technologies in Ukraine. Interviewer: Kateryna Pryshchepa.

The recent election in Kosovo has produced yet another set of questions concerning the future course of the government. A record low turnout demands cooperation between parties as they attempt to prov...

The recent victory of Péter Magyar in Hungary suggests that Budapest’s pro-Russia policies are coming to an end. This closeness with Moscow has a long legacy that is ultimately related to how Hungaria...

As we are well into the fifth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, old questions are beginning to stir from beneath the surface, particularly: how should the West engage with Russia, if at...

As Russia’s prison population shrinks due to wartime military recruitment, another trend is becoming increasingly visible: the growing number of women behind bars. Among them are mothers imprisoned fo...

A year after the Nancy Treaty, Polish-French defence cooperation is deepening and building a tangible element of European deterrence. The question is what kind of relationship Warsaw and Paris are act...

Each year, thousands of students and educators take part in memorial trips to Auschwitz as part of international Holocaust education programmes such as the “March of the Living”. This text is a critic...

Spain retains a certain distance when it comes to the politics of Central and Eastern Europe. While often focused on its immediate neighbourhood, its policy concerning the region remains relevant in l...

Talk about “chip diplomacy” continues to focus on potential flashpoints such as Taiwan. Despite this, operations in Armenia are increasingly offering a model for smaller states to make their influence...

The opening of a new border crossing in Gradiška should have been an unpolitical moment, meant to symbolise connection. Instead, an infrastructure project has once again turned into a Bosnian politica...

As the Russia-Ukraine war continues into its fifth year, manpower remains the central question. Battlefield technology can only go so far - for Ukraine, sustaining a war of attrition still depends on ...