This weekend the citizens of Latvia and Bosnia and Herzegovina had the chance to influence the direction of their countries.

Where is the world headed? How can citizens shape their social, economic and environmental circumstances? How can Poland make its mark on a changing Europe? Will we be able to stop the climate change? These are just some of the questions we will attempt to answer in order to better understand global problems that impact is in our daily life.

Despite a low turnout and a prospect of snap elections, the referendum does push things further.

It often seems, at least from the outside, that Belarus remains isolated from the West and very static in its transformation. Yet, despite its relative isolation, Belarus is indeed changing.

A special selection of essays dedicated to the life and writings of Zbigniew Herbert from New Eastern Europe.

As the country celebrates its independence day, come take a look at some of our recent stories.

You are invited to the sixth edition of the Forum EUROPE WITH A VIEW TO THE FUTURE. The topics of the forthcoming Forum have been defined on the basis of our continued analyses of the situation in Europe. Thus, our discussion will be launched with a reflection on the independence of Poland and other Central and Eastern European countries.

The Summer 2018 issue of New Eastern Europe tackles the complexity of para-states in the post-Soviet space. Our authors analyse their status and position, but also take you beyond the geopolitics. They focus on elements that elude the everyday policymaker or analyst. They look at culture, identity and entrepreneurship.

On April 8th 2018, Viktor Orbán and his governing coalition won an overwhelming two-thirds parliamentary majority in Hungary and will be his third consecutive term in power. Last minute hopes believed that the opposition would fare well (due to high turnout), however, they fell seriously behind. In the end Fidesz will have 133 seats of the 199-seat parliament in Budapest.

On 16 and 17 March 2018, the International Symposium "Revolution, War and their Consequences" will take place at the Natolin (Warsaw) campus of the College of Europe.

Vladimir Putin is set to win a fourth term as president of the Russian Federation. The March-April 2018 issue takes a deeper look at the consequences of Putin's presidency and what could eventually come after...

The Rīga Conference has become a unique venue for constructive dialogue on international security issues between leading global decision makers. The event is organised jointly by the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation (LATO), the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia.