Russia’s occupation of Ukrainian territories is usually described in the language of war: front lines, trenches, drones, artillery. But another battle unfolds inside institutions and especially ...

"If Poland and Ukraine fail to write a joint history textbook, there will be others who will take it upon themselves to do so ...

In late January a Russian drone damaged the Druzhba pipeline, through which Russian oil flows to Slovakia and Hungary. While after the attacks Ukraine admitted that reparations were (and still are) ...

Issues surrounding Armenia’s only nuclear power plant are as much about politics as energy. With related infrastructure now ...

Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, there have been numerous attempts to draft plans for halting ...

The Romanian-led Bucharest 9 format has signalled its intention to expand in order to include various Nordic states. While ...

The centre of Tirana is densely packed, with people, cars, bicycles, scooters, and a wide array of architectural forms. At rush hour, the area is so overflowing with movement that it’s hard to gauge ...

The ongoing saga relating to corruption in Bulgaria has taken a new turn with the resignation of President Rumen Radev. The long-term critic of the political establishment has now decided to enter ...

The international system forged in the aftermath of the Second World War is unmistakably in decline. What was long described as a “liberal” or “rules-based” order emerged from the founding of the ...

The basic rules and understandings that kept Europe stable, held the United States and Europe together, and guided cooperation between countries for decades are now being openly questioned, not only ...

The future of transatlantic relations looks increasingly fragile, with Europe caught between a less reliable United States, a revisionist Russia, and a more assertive China. The erosion of the ...