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From the classrooms to the farms

In Belarus, the rise in tuition-free education is most unlikely to be the result of a renewed commitment to social justice on the part of the country’s authoritarian leadership. More plausibly, it reflects an effort to forcibly fill vacant positions in the public sector, which has been increasingly caused by the large emigration of working-age people from Belarus.

December 7, 2025 - Aliaksandr Papko

One year of Georgia’s unbreakable resistance, as told by its prisoners of conscience

Georgian citizens continue to fight for their freedoms in a political environment that is becoming increasingly authoritarian under the ruling Georgian Dream party. This is particularly true for the country’s prisoners of conscience, who remain resolute in their fight for a free and democratic Georgia.

December 5, 2025 - Anastasia Mgaloblishvili Anri Gorgiladze

Politicians take aim at LRT – Lithuania’s public service broadcaster

Lithuania’s civil society, as well as journalist organisations and the Council of Europe, are raising alarm over what they say are worrying signs of politicians aiming to take control of the Lithuanian public broadcaster, LRT. First proposed by the Nemunas Dawn party, the move is now gathering support in the rest of the ruling coalition.

December 3, 2025 - Benas Gerdžiūnas

“You will be taught – and you will become Russians”: how Ukrainian teenagers resist Russian re-education

Vulnerable Ukrainian children, forced to grow up in Russian-occupied territories, face uncertain fates as their identities are systematically erased. Pressured to think of themselves as Russian, this group is subjected to intensive propaganda campaigns and intimidation at school. While these are ongoing problems, some have managed to escape and even reunite with family.

December 2, 2025 - Nataliia Sirobab

Tbilisi’s high stakes bet on Beijing: what is the price to pay?

Georgia’s growing relations with China come with both risks and opportunities. While Tbilisi has been able to attract investment, this may well be complicated by issues of over-dependence. This situation is made all the more difficult by Beijing’s engagement with Abkhazia.

November 28, 2025 - Ioseb Dzamukashvili Sekhniashvili

Capitulation is not peace: Europe’s strategic failure and the coming collapse of deterrence

The recently announced peace plan drawn up by the US and Russia speaks volumes about the level of support for Ukraine. While Europe has talked a good game when it comes to military supplies, it has not maximized these efforts. Real action is needed now in order to ensure Kyiv’s independence.

November 26, 2025 - Joshua Kroeker

Turkey’s policy in Central Asia

Turkey is now a leading partner for many states within Central Asia. Sharing a common cultural inheritance, Ankara has been able to create numerous shared institutions with the region. The future of these links will depend on a variety of domestic and international factors, particularly those linked to Russia and China.

November 25, 2025 - Adrian Santano

The many aspects of Kashubian identity

Questions over the boundaries of Kashubian identity remain a key question today in Poland. However, while it is indeed restricted to a traditional region, its various aspects have resulted in the appearance of a thoroughly fluid and open identity.

November 24, 2025 - Zofia Zych

Sanctions against Serbia’s Petroleum Industry pose a challenge for Vučić

Aleksandar Vučić has for many years been trying to balance between East and West, maintaining close ties with Russia, cultivating good relations with the United States, and simultaneously striving for EU membership. However, such a balance is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain – and the Serbia’s Petroleum Industry case is a vivid confirmation of this.

November 20, 2025 - Ivan Zhyhal

Stopping the war through coercion: Can Trump still bring peace in Ukraine?

Peace in Ukraine will not come while one side still believes it can win on the battlefield. Supplying Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles is not an escalation, but a way to balance the fight and bring real negotiations closer. Russian claims that these missiles would change nothing are simply false.

November 17, 2025 - Anton Naychuk

A murder in a Slovenian town exposes deep-rooted problems surrounding integration

Slovenia was shaken by a tragedy that took place in late October in the southern town of Novo Mesto, reopening the debate on the integration of the Roma minority (and others) into Slovenian society.

November 14, 2025 - Nikodem Szczygłowski

Estonia’s local election results turn the clock back to 2007

Estonia’s current political climate is now in a state of flux. While the traditionally largest parties face difficulties maintaining their positions, other groups are taking advantage of their newfound influence. An uncertain period focused on coalition maintenance will likely follow before new parliamentary elections are held in 2027.

November 12, 2025 - Samuel Kramer

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