The situation with Russian threats towards Ukraine once again illustrates the high level of instability in our region. While certainly security and geopolitics are right now at the top of the agenda, other types of instability also remain, including political, economic and social. In this issue, our authors help us get to the core of this instability and in some cases offer solutions for overcoming it.

The year 1989 was a breakthrough moment in history not only for Central Europe but also Europe as a whole and the world. Places such as Gate Number Two at the Gdańsk Shipyard, the Wenceslas Square in Prague as well as the reburial ceremony of Imre Nagy at the Heroes Square in Budapest and the fall of the Berlin Wall became symbols of Central European democratic revolutions that took place that year. The democratic transitions that these events started were the necessary steps which Central European countries had to take to join the European Union and NATO.

The country needs peace and prosperity. Not killing and destruction.

Putin’s regime is politicising history on a massive scale. The Russian leadership often exploits the past in order to pursue its foreign policy goals and promote its identity politics in the country.

New Eastern Europe would like to wish all of our readers, supporters, colleagues and friends a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday Season and Wonderful New Year.

Now available! Issue 6 (November-December) / 2021 which focuses on the current situation in the South Caucasus as well as the legacy of the collapse of the Soviet Union 30 years ago.

Now available! Issue 5/2021 of New Eastern Europe. This special issue aims to honour the plight of Belarusians whose democratic choice made in August 2020 was shamelessly snubbed by Alyaksandr Lukashenka.

The Solidarity Academy is an international project initiated by the European Solidarity Centre in Gdańsk, aimed at inspiring and supporting the development of young intellectual elite across Europe.

On the country's difficult journey to the West and the obstacles that still remain. Issue 4/2021 is now available!

This event will features experts and authors from the newest issue of New Eastern Europe which includes a special section on the security situation in our region.

A new study now on Polish- Ukrainian relations is now available for download

An interview in Tribune de Genève with Ambassador Jürg Lauber, Chair of the United Nations on Cybersecurity, that just completed a two year review of global cybersecurity for the United Nations General Assembly, provided the “entrée” for the May 31st Cybersecurity Roadshow kickoff.