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Embargo on democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The resumption of the annual Western Balkans Summit offers an opening for change regarding the internal situation in Bosnia. Despite this, numerous obstacles remain. The event’s hosting in London now offers a unique opportunity for the United Kingdom to re-assert its role in the country concerning democratization.

November 4, 2025 - Ismet Fatih Čančar

“Slovakia needs to be built from scratch”

An interview with sociologist Michal Vašečka. Interviewer: Aureliusz M. Pędziwol.

July 14, 2025 - Aureliusz M. Pędziwol

What Poland’s election teaches us about Trump’s war on Harvard

Poland's election reveals how authoritarian movements gain ground by turning less-educated voters against the institutions that safeguard democracy. Trump's war on elite universities like Harvard follows the same playbook - discredit expertise, weaken oversight, and rule by resentment.

June 6, 2025 - Dan Perry

Rediscovering democracy in Serbia

Even if not acting recognizably political or within the frame of party politics in Serbia, the student movement is slowly and substantially changing the political culture. Students have helped people regain courage and optimism. Although they missed their lectures, they lectured the nation in democracy, solidarity and social responsibility.

Spring has arrived early in Serbia this year, but justice for the victims of the canopy collapse at the train station in Novi Sad still seems far away. The tragic event that took the lives of 16 people and severely injured one on November 1st, 2024 stunned the nation and soon came to symbolize the corruption of the country’s public officials. The initial grief was followed by reflective dismay. How can this seemingly ultramodern building, reconstructed (and dubiously overfunded) to great fanfare just a year ago, be so rotten? Can we trust our politicians about anything?

May 5, 2025 - Andrej Ševo

Jetztzeit is now: democratic erosion from above, civic resistance from below

Ongoing protests across the Balkans and neighbouring countries are starting to look like a wider phenomenon. These demonstrations appear emblematic of a shared response to issues of democratic backsliding seen across the region.

April 24, 2025 - Marina Milić

Countering FIMI. A review of seven countries under the Beacon Project

Last year, the International Republican Institute’s (IRI) Beacon Project did a comprehensive study to understand foreign information manipulation and interference in various European countries (as well as Taiwan). The results show different approaches, but also common lessons that can and should be applied to strengthen democratic resilience against growing these increasing threats.

January 15, 2025 - Oktawian Milewski

Central Europe’s parliamentary edge: a democratic advantage

Recent years have seen criticism directed at countries like Poland and Hungary for a level of semi-authoritarianism in their governance. Whilst such issues clearly persist, the parliamentary systems in many of the region’s states have allowed for key checks and balances that have challenged these political shifts.

December 2, 2024 - Stuart Feltis

Georgia, Moldova and Bulgaria are counting on Europe’s support to resist Russia and safeguard democracy

The region is currently experiencing a wave of elections that could prove pivotal for the future of various countries. If the West is to properly halt Russian designs concerning these events, it must offer a comprehensive plan to both political parties and civil society to strengthen and maintain democratic values in the area.

October 30, 2024 - Lika Kobeshavidze

Defending democracy in Georgia

The West’s failure to support Georgian democracy would have profound implications for its credibility. It would suggest an unwillingness or inability to stand by its allies and support civil movements, potentially leading other pro-western nations to reassess their alliances.

September 24, 2024 - Nika Sikharulidze

Defending liberalism in Bulgaria

New parties on the right are now challenging Bulgaria’s delicate liberal consensus. These groups promote themselves as defenders of the nation against a force that wishes to challenge Bulgarian traditions. Despite this, such a move only means a restriction of liberal rights to themselves, not the outright abolition of this ideal.

September 19, 2024 - Avel Ivanov

Fighting global authoritarianism

An interview with Samuel Chu, a community organizer for human rights and democracy. Interviewer: Ottilie Tabberer

September 17, 2024 - Ottilie Tabberer Samuel Chu

Contemporary hybrid regimes

If in the expression “hybrid regime” the adjective will be the focus of this short essay, understanding the meaning and implications of the term “regime” is an unavoidable starting point. The subsequent questions will be: How do we define a hybrid regime? Are there different types? And what is the crux of the issue today?

The mainstream notion of regime refers to all government institutions and norms, either formalized or informally recognized as existing in a given territory and concerning a given population. When, more precisely, we look at the patterns that shape the channels of access to the leading government positions, the characteristics of the actors who are admitted or excluded from such access, and the resources or strategies that they can use to gain access, we understand that to have a regime we need some stabilization. If there is no stabilization, we are in a fluid transitional phase that can also go towards either an authoritarian solution or a democracy.

September 17, 2024 - Leonardo Morlino

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