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Nancy and the politics of deterrence: reading the French nuclear offer to Poland

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 actually building, and whether it will outlast the leaders who started it.

June 18, 2026 - Nicole Czaplinska

Walking through history: inside the March of the Living

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 critical reflection based on a personal experience of one of these trips, examining how remembrance, education, and lived practice intersect and where the structure of such programmes reveals its limitations.

June 16, 2026 - Viktoria Rybicki

Spain’s delicate balance in its foreign policy

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 light of the consequences of Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and European security as a whole.

June 15, 2026 - Adrian Santano

Russia is attacking rail passengers in Ukraine

Ukraine’s railway infrastructure remains a key target for Russian aggression. Local actors have now adopted new security measures in order to keep this vital link for society open.

June 12, 2026 - Kateryna Pryshchepa

In a world where war can disrupt the flow of compute as easily as oil, Armenia actually offers a solution

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 felt in this new dimension of international politics.

June 11, 2026 - Arman Aleksanian

The Gradiška border crossing and Bosnia’s politics of double standards

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 political power struggle.

June 9, 2026 - Erdin Kadunić

Mobilizing Ukraine for a long war

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 mobilizing enough people.

June 8, 2026 - David Kirichenko 

Even after the borders were marked, the songs remained

The Balkans is often thought of as an area marred by conflict and its legacy today. Despite this, a great number of cultural practices unite the varied peoples of the region. This is clear regarding many things that are part of everyday life.

June 5, 2026 - Tunacan Tuna

The Berlin Work Plan names Roma, but will it reach them?

A key need for workers remains a problem across the Western Balkans. Despite this, groups such as Roma remain outside dedicated programmes related to this issue. A move away from symbolic labour participation could have a clear impact across the region.

June 4, 2026 - Neda Korunovska

The Feeble Tiger: how Romania keeps squandering its own promise

A country with every ingredient for success is trapped in a cycle of structural self-sabotage, and the fall of Ilie Bolojan is only the latest act.

June 3, 2026 - Björn Anseeuw

The songs that can unite Latvia

How Latvians of all identities find common ground through choir music.

June 1, 2026 - Caitlin Keller

War and civil society: what can Europe learn from Ukraine?

War is never only a military question. The military question goes far beyond the logistics of warfare, or even geopolitics. In shades of grey, it reveals what our societies are, what they will be, and what they aspire to be. What does war mean in a democratic society? The war in Ukraine allows us to reflect on how a country is transformed by the fight for its very survival.

May 28, 2026 - Francesca Barca

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