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Author: Daniel Gleichgewicht

Stopify: taking matters into your own hands

“Let’s not be a passive bystander if you can do something to help,” says Māris Upenieks, co-founder of the donation streaming platform Stopify, created to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. When global leaders change their minds faster than the spring winds shift direction, and the whole world seems to be falling apart, grassroots initiatives like this can offer a glimmer of hope to us all.

April 25, 2025 - Solveiga Kaļva

Jetztzeit is now: democratic erosion from above, civic resistance from below

Ongoing protests across the Balkans and neighbouring countries are starting to look like a wider phenomenon. These demonstrations appear emblematic of a shared response to issues of democratic backsliding seen across the region.

April 24, 2025 - Marina Milić

What is driving closer cooperation between Russia and Myanmar?

The junta boss of Myanmar Min Aung Hlaing’s recent visit to Moscow has laid bare his embattled regime’s direction of travel. Indeed, it has also signalled a new chapter in Russo-Burmese relations.

April 22, 2025 - Saahil Menon

The Holocaust and scripts in Europe: writing on the wall?  

In today’s Europe hardly anyone gives a second thought to the letters people use to write, as they are almost invariably from the Latin alphabet. This is followed by the use of Cyrillic in Bulgaria and Ukraine, and the Greek alphabet in Cyprus and Greece. Yet, until the Holocaust, Hebrew was the continent’s third-largest script by number of users.

April 18, 2025 - Tomasz Kamusella

Armenia’s geopolitical awakening: a democracy caught between empires

Yerevan’s attempts to strengthen its democracy have come at the worst possible time. As the world moves into a period increasingly dominated by dictatorship and disorder, Yerevan must not lose sight of its values as it attempts to forge a path forward.

April 17, 2025 - David Akopyan

Azerbaijan and the Council of Europe: a return through the back door?

It has been over a year since the Azerbaijani delegation was suspended from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Although its full return appears highly unlikely for the moment, Baku has managed to transform the crisis into a partial success.

April 16, 2025 - Anna Zamejc

American-Russian rapprochement as a threat to Europe

Europe now finds itself in a position that would have been unthinkable a few years ago. As Washington and Moscow continue discussions on issues such as Ukraine, the continent must stress to its traditional ally the need for mutual security.

April 15, 2025 - Valerii Pekar

The death of frozen conflicts: why Ukraine must win

The creation of frozen conflicts has remained a long-standing part of Russian foreign policy. This approach, however, has been finally challenged in Ukraine. Only Kyiv’s victory can end this Kremlin strategy once and for all.

April 11, 2025 - Khusanboy Kotibjonov

The complexity of the peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan

A deal between Yerevan and Baku appears within reach after decades of tensions over Nagorno-Karabakh. Despite this, many issues still remain before any document will be signed by the two neighbours. Such uncertainty will naturally have consequences for more than just the South Caucasus.

April 9, 2025 - Nino Lezhava

Solidarity in crisis offers hope for a peaceful Balkan future 

The Balkans unfortunately remains marred by tensions tied to highly contested historical events. Despite this, the widespread goodwill shown in the face of the recent nightclub fire in North Macedonia offers a different and more optimistic view on the region.

April 8, 2025 - Bojan Lazarevski

“All wars come at the expense of human life. No one thinks about the little man”

Interview with Polina Zherebtsova, a Chechen Russian writer and human rights activist. Interviewer: Karolina Zub-Lewińska.

April 7, 2025 - Karolina Zub-Lewińska Polina Zherebtsova

Poland is defending Europe from Russia’s hybrid war

EU cooperation with Warsaw must strengthen as Russia’s systemic threat becomes clear.

April 4, 2025 - Hugo Blewett-Mundy

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