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Armenia’s shifting foreign policy towards the European Union. Perspectives and challenges

Recent years have seen relations with the European Union become a key talking point in Armenian politics. While realistic about a timescale regarding possible membership, Yerevan is now eager to diversify its links beyond its troubled neighbourhood.

August 7, 2025 - Anna Vardanyan

Not just pushbacks: the controversial deforestation at the Lithuanian-Belarusian border

Illegal migration remains a key problem along the traditionally quiet border between Lithuania and Belarus. While Vilnius continues to push back migrants, it has also felled many ancient trees along the frontier. A delicate balance of rights concerns has subsequently emerged in the area.

August 5, 2025 - Giulia Pilia

The Belarusian democratic forces after the 2025 presidential election

The democratic opposition in Belarus experienced something of a rebirth during the presidential election five years ago. Today, following the most recent vote, activists remain determined to bring freedom to their country from the authorities in both Minsk and Moscow.

August 4, 2025 - Mark Temnycky

Swinging the deceptive pendulum: why Azerbaijan and Russia are not heading toward a radical drift

So far, summer has been anything but quiet for Russia and Azerbaijan. What began with the deaths of two ethnic Azerbaijani brothers in a Russian jail has quickly escalated into a diplomatic crisis, exposing deep fractures and fuelling speculation about a turning point for Moscow’s influence in the South Caucasus.

July 31, 2025 - Cesare Figari Barberis Leonardo Zanatta

How Zelenskyy undermined Ukraine’s path to EU membership and what happens next

The adoption of laws that undermine the independence of NABU and SAPO has sparked the first mass protests against the government since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

July 29, 2025 - Serhiy Sydorenko

The reassurance force for Ukraine needs a strategically mature Europe

Momentum is growing regarding long-term aid for Ukraine even if fighting ends on the front line. Such moves will require decisive actions from Europe, which now has the potential to truly become a strategic power.

July 28, 2025 - Francis Shin

A calculated gesture? The release of Siarhei Tsikhanouski and the future of the Belarusian democratic forces

The release of Siarhei Tsikhanouski in June 2025 marks a pivotal moment in Belarusian political theater — not as a sign of liberalization, but as a calculated maneuver within Lukashenka’s enduring strategy of controlled concessions. The regime's selective clemency is an expression of geopolitical signaling, manipulation of opposition dynamics, and reinforcement of authoritarian resilience.

July 25, 2025 - Hanna Vasilevich

Will Russia attack beyond Ukraine?

Debate continues with regards to Europe’s readiness for a potential war with Russia. While politicians talk about rearmament, it is important to remember the need for wider societal resilience. After all, there may be no need for a repeat of the events of February 2022.

July 24, 2025 - Valerii Pekar

How President-elect Nawrocki could lock Poland into a fossil fuel past

Poland’s position in relation to EU climate policy remains shrouded in uncertainty. While the new government has signalled support for alignment, their conservative rivals remain adamant in their opposition. This is particularly true in the case of President-elect Karol Nawrocki, who looks set to scupper such plans.

July 22, 2025 - Kamil Matusiewicz

Chess is the ultimate low-tech answer to the challenge of AI

Chess might be the curriculum upgrade the world needs, and Armenia shows the way.

July 21, 2025 - Daniel Gleichgewicht

Why Ukraine must bet it all on Putin’s greatest weakness – Crimea

The 2014 annexation of Crimea marked the birth of Putin's modern imperial project, a bloodless operation that transformed a struggling autocrat into the architect of Russian resurgence. For nearly a decade, the peninsula has served as the cornerstone of Putin's political legitimacy, the “unsinkable aircraft carrier” that proved Moscow could challenge the western-led order and win. But by 2025, this supposition has become Putin's most dangerous vulnerability.

July 17, 2025 - Khusanboy Kotibjonov

A post-Soviet mafia wreaked havoc for Iran. Who will be its next client?

A recent attempt by Tehran to assassinate an opponent in the US reveals a key means by which hostile states are acting in the West. Involving organized crime and plausible deniability, such operations reveal a pattern of subversion that could well be replicated by others.

July 15, 2025 - Alexander Neuman

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