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Navigating the narrowing space for lawful dissent in Russia

When the Russian government moved to block Telegram this year, activists across the country attempted to organize protests against what many saw as the latest step in the Kremlin’s tightening grip on freedom of expression. Their efforts, and the authorities’ response, reveal how even limited forms of public dissent in Russia are increasingly treated as a threat while the shrinking digital space leaves civil society with fewer and fewer ways to organize.

June 23, 2026 - Veronica Snoj

A two-way road to Ukraine’s EU integration

What happens when long-held myths about Ukraine and the European Union are shattered by war, propaganda, and shared vulnerability? In a world drifting toward new bipolar rivalries, Ukraine’s EU integration is no longer only a question of enlargement, but a test of whether Europe can remain sovereign, secure, and strategically relevant.

June 23, 2026 - Valerii Pekar Yuliya Shtaltovna

How Ukraine is reshaping NATO

Ukraine is no longer just a recipient of NATO support, it is increasingly reshaping the Alliance itself. From battlefield-tested drone warfare tactics to unprecedented institutional integration, Russia’s full-scale invasion has accelerated a transformation in which Ukraine has become both NATO’s partner and one of its most important sources of military innovation.

June 23, 2026 - Kseniya Sotnikova

Russia struggling for influence in the South Caucasus

The South Caucasus is no longer a peripheral space between larger powers, but an increasingly important corridor linking Europe with Central Asia and wider Eurasian networks. Yet as its strategic importance grows, the region is becoming the focus of a broader struggle between competing visions of order: one based on connectivity and diversification, and another rooted in dependency, constrained sovereignty, and buffer-zone politics.

June 23, 2026 - Megi Benia

Georgia’s government takes on the diaspora

Georgia’s ruling party argues that new restrictions on diaspora voting are meant to protect elections from foreign interference. In practice, however, the changes could make it nearly impossible for many Georgians living abroad to participate in future elections.

June 23, 2026 - Nino Chanadiri

A storm over Lithuania

In Lithuania the second half of 2025 was marked by mass protests, the likes of which the country had not seen in a long time. They were caused by a shift in the political landscape following the 2024 parliamentary elections, which resulted in a victory for the Social Democratic Party. From the very beginning, this situation stirred up strong emotions and deepened divisions within society.

June 23, 2026 - Nikodem Szczygłowski

Hungary’s foreign policy post-Orbán

To hope that Péter Magyar will be the complete opposite of Viktor Orbán is too naïve. In foreign policy, the new prime minister may even follow some of his predecessor’s paths, but with a more moderate stance. For the moment, the new government appears eager to rebuild relations with the European Union and contribute to a strong Central Europe.

June 23, 2026 - Benjámin Lux

Hungary’s new momentum for democratic renewal

Hungary’s Péter Magyar learned that technocratic politics alone is insufficient, since politics is also largely about identity, community, and storytelling. Thus, unlike earlier opposition forces, Magyar’s Tisza did not limit itself to anti-Orbán slogans, but instead brought back something that was painfully absent from Hungarian public life: a nation-unifying narrative capable of transcending political camps.

June 23, 2026 - Gábor Énekes

The left bench in Hungary is empty

With a two-thirds majority, Péter Magyar and his Tisza party can push through almost any decision. The question is not whether the new authorities will be more democratic than Viktor Orbán – they clearly are – but whether they will restrain themselves over the long term.

June 23, 2026 - Gábor Harangozó

Calls to save the Ohrid region grow in North Macedonia

For nearly five decades, the ancient city of Ohrid and its lake have enjoyed UNESCO protection as one of the world’s rare mixed natural and cultural heritage sites. Yet a wave of uncontrolled construction, illegal development and mounting tourism pressure is now transforming the region’s historic panorama, and raising the real possibility that Lake Ohrid could soon be placed on UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger.

June 22, 2026 - Miki Trajkovski

A father’s last recordings before genocide

A forgotten VHS tape found in a Belgrade second-hand shop became the starting point for an intimate and deeply human story about war, memory and loss. In The Srebrenica Tape – From Dad, for Alisa, director Chiara Sambuchi follows a daughter’s journey to reconnect with the father she lost during the Bosnian War, while confronting the silences and traumas that still shape lives three decades after the genocide.

June 22, 2026 - JP O'Malley

We must learn to live with war

An interview with Jacek Siewiera, former head of the National Security Bureau in Poland. Interviewer: Aureliusz M. Pędziwol

June 22, 2026 - Aureliusz M. Pędziwol Jacek Siewiera

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