Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania await the presidential election in the United States with anxiety. With the politicisation of US support for Ukraine and Donald Trump’s...
Opinion
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The United States has engaged heavily in Romania over the years. Now Bucharest must do more in the Black Sea region, and not just given the uncertainty about continuity...
Eastern Europe is arming itself rapidly, not just in quantity, but in quality. But will the region’s defence shopping spree lead to innovation? For over two...
Bordering Ukraine and subject to Russian interference, Slovakia will prioritise its security relations with Washington regardless of who is elected on November 5—but a...
Growing street protests, heightened interest from Western partners, and the president’s implicit support, could push Georgia toward a challenging yet transformative new...
Hungary’s government clearly wants the former US president to return to the White House and has been cultivating him and his wing of the Republican party. A Harris...
Washington ignores Armenia’s growing integration with Russia, Yerevan’s infringement of Western sanctions against Russia, and its close relationship with Iran, an enemy...
A strong believer in allying with the United States and in multilateralism, Czechia will be keen to work with whoever is in the White House. The US presidential election...
Intensifying the partnership between Sofia and Washington is the only way to prevent democratic backsliding and greater Russian influence in Bulgaria. The consequences...
In Europe, healthcare systems are failing despite being sustained by taxpayer money. The more unhealthy people are, the more they burden the struggling healthcare system...
Within a few days, Georgian and US citizens will cast their ballots in elections that will have momentous consequences for their respective countries—and for the...
The BRICS summit in Kazan is missing one important potential member: Kazakhstan. For Vladimir Putin, it’s a geopolitical setback that Russia’s historical...
