Ukraine’s new head of the armed forces, Mykhailo Drapatyi, faces a number of challenges in his efforts to pursue reform. While the internal structures of the armed forces require increased autonomy, ...
The CIA director’s unusual trip to Moscow came amid warnings that Russia could challenge the Alliance without starting another conventional war. Along NATO’s eastern flank, repeated incidents are ...
Trump, Putin and the New Age of Conquest ...
In Serbia and Republika Srpska, politicians, pro-government media, nationalist organisations and citizens mourned the death of Ratko Mladić, who died on August 27th. Despite his conviction as a war ...
The parliamentary election in Slovenia, described by many observers as “landmark”, was preceded by an exceptionally brutal campaign marked by major scandals. These involved not only internal ...
The debates that took place on the first Nord Stream pipeline exemplify the politically detrimental consequences that can arise from the misuse of the past for political gains. Carefully analysing the ...
As we are well into the fifth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, old questions are beginning to stir from beneath the surface, particularly: how should the West engage with Russia, if at ...
As we are well into the fifth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, old questions are beginning to stir from beneath the surface, particularly: how should the West engage with Russia, if at ...
As we are well into the fifth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, old questions are beginning to stir from beneath the surface, particularly: how should the West engage with Russia, if at ...
The Russian language is the only ‘big language’ in the world to remain so closely connected to its parent nation-state, Russia. Despite the fact that it is used so widely across the post-Soviet sphere ...
Despite periodic ceasefire declarations, the Kremlin’s military strategy in 2025 shows no intention of negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. On the contrary, rapid troop mobilization, ramped-up ...
Armenia is navigating one of the most consequential periods in its post-Soviet history. The legacies of the Armenian Genocide, the Nagorno-Karabakh wars, and the 2023 exodus of Armenians from ...