Three decades after its birth, Albania’s Democratic party must become able again to win over the minds and hearts of the voters, reform itself and offer a new kind...
Opinion
Articles which appear under the headings ‘Opinion’ or ‘From the Editors’ are the opinions of the respective authors and do not necessarily reflect Emerging Europe’s editorial policy.
Polish journalist David Warszawski takes a critical look at Emerging Europe’s Jo Harper’s new book, Our Man in Warszawa: How the West Misread Poland. Experts...
The recent arrest and sentencing of members of the Polish diaspora in Belarus are part of a growing campaign of harassment and persecution orchestrated by the...
Instead of exercising pressure on my country – which is committed to the promotion of peace and security in the region – the international community should urge...
Bulgaria’s inconclusive parliamentary elections have clouded the prospects for the vital economic and institutional reforms needed to improve the country’s credit...
Brexit and Covid-19 have been setbacks to UK-Bulgaria economic relations. But there is also a great deal of opportunity for firms in both countries. Brexit and Covid-19...
Today’s problems are too big for any one country or any one sector to face alone. They require an innovative, global approach that brings together governments, NGOs, and...
Kosovo’s newly elected government must shift focus to make its foreign policy strategy more pragmatic. Kosovo has come a long way since declaring its independence in...
Regional actors need to work together to make the most of the potential for greater trade connectivity between Europe and wider Central Asia via the Black Sea and the...
Covid-19 has been a major setback for travel across much of the world, but Georgia is optimistic that the unprecedented growth of its tourism industry will soon be back...
Writing on the eve of the Covid-19 pandemic, Nobel Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk quipped that my fellow Istanbulites treat their streets as if they were their own...
The public and private sectors need to come together to ensure that the countries of the region continue to diversify their economies. Last year, the Covid-19 crisis hit...
