Issue 5/2024: Will democracy survive?
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While the state of democracy has been debated for years, 2024 may prove decisive for its future. This issue of New Eastern Europe examines whether democracy can withstand its current challenges.
Table of Contents
Will democracy survive?
Fighting global authoritarianism An interview with Samuel Chu
Contemporary hybrid regimes Leonardo Morlino
Foreign agent laws in the authoritarian playbook Iskra Kirova
The metamorphosis of Soviet dictatorships Tatevik Hovhannisyan
How Russia exploits right-wing organizations and polarizes societies An interview with Kacper Rękawek
Are young voters a threat to democracy? Giorgi Beroshvili
How Viktor Orbán is going global Dominik Héjj
The French far right and Putin’s Russia. A recent and surprising love affair Cyrille Bret
Essays and analysis
What’s wrong with Telegram? Maksym Popovych
The shift to cyber power Tatia Mosidze
Economic frontlines. Bracing for a possible Trump return Cassia Scott- Jones
Teachers, de-Ukrainianization and agitprop in Ukraine’s occupied territory Michael Gentile and Eugenia Kuznetsova
Pivotal elections. Georgia goes all in Nino Lezhava
EU referendum in Moldova. An easy target for Kremlin propagandists? Mihail Nesteriuc
Between pro-Russian rhetoric and pragmatic cooperation with Ukraine Jakub Łoginow
Russian aggression echoes Serbian aims regarding Kosovo Dorajet Imeri
A crisis for which nobody is prepared Stefan Mandic
Art, culture and society
The Lithuanian Song Festival. 100 years of tradition Ottilie Tabberer
A legend of the Soviet underground rock scene continues to play Elżbieta Żak
Interviews
A bottom-up approach to the history of the region An interview with Jacob Mikanowski
Stories and ideas
What happened to Belarus’s once-thriving tech-industry? Kseniya Tarasevich
NATO at 75. Insights from frontline states
NATO beyond 75. Strategic evolution amid global uncertainty Wojciech Michnik
The evolution of the Alliance Jean-Yves Leconte
Why Baltic security matters Andris Banka
Tug of war. The NATO summit and (not so) modest gains in Washington Beata Górka-Winter
The impact of NATO membership on national security A 25-year retrospective Nele Loorents
Finland in NATO. From Finlandization to active integration Eoin Micheál Mcnamara
Collective security and national sovereignty. Hungary’s 25 years in NATO Péter Stepper