Janez Janša is returning to the post of prime minister. This will be his fourth time leading the Slovenian government. After his defeat in 2022, when voters decisively ousted his COVID-era coalition, ...
War is never only a military question. The military question goes far beyond the logistics of warfare, or even geopolitics.
Alarm bells are ringing across Europe over a possible energy crisis triggered by Iran war. Despite risks to its economy, Lithuania is better positioned than most European countries to weather global ...
The future of Russian non-governmental media is uncertain as Russian media-in-exile fights against receding revenue streams, ...
In the years since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, global gold prices have moved beyond the realm of classic inflation hedges or periodic safe-haven blips. The rally in bullion ...
As “World No Tobacco Day” approaches, Brussels’s grand rhetoric of building a “smokefree generation” by 2040 sounds great. In reality, though, the EU’s policy direction on this crucial public health ...
With less than a month remaining before Armenia’s 2026 parliamentary elections, the Central Electoral Commission officially confirmed the 19 political forces that will compete for seats in the ...
– Alyaksandr Lukashenka, during a meeting with students of Belarusian State University, the largest in the country, in 2021. Many saw the headlines in the media about the stolen elections, the ...
As the old world order collapses and new spheres of influence take shape, Armenia — long seen as a Russian satellite — is rapidly becoming one of the most exposed democracies in the world. Pressured ...
An authoritarian state’s power and propaganda have reached their acme of efficacy and insidiousness when a fierce critique and opponent of the regime can espouse important tenets of its ideology ...
After 2020, the Belarusian state relied on methods that were direct and familiar. People were detained for joining demonstrations, sharing opposition symbols, or supporting political groups. These ...
New defence initiatives in Europe, such as the EU’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) programme, have generated considerable momentum. Less noticed has been the memorandum of understanding on defence ...