Despots around the world are watching as Putin flouts every international norm and tramples over the democratic self-determination of a peaceful neighbour. There is a...
Tag - Economy & Politics
If ever there was a time for a rally around the flag moment, it is now. If we remain polarised, Russia is sure to take Ukraine, and anything else it wants to. Our...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is an attack on democracy and the rule of law. Ukrainians deserve our support, our solidarity, and must not be left isolated. In a different...
Vladimir Putin has unleashed an unprovoked attack on Ukraine, calling for the ‘demilitarisation’ and ‘denazification’ of the country. Russia has...
A new report from the OECD offers a few clues as to how Estonia – and other countries in the region – can manage their falling populations. Estonia’s...
Non-committal for weeks, Germany acted swiftly following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to announce that it was pulling the plug on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. German...
Russia has formalised its occupation of parts of eastern Ukraine by recognising the independence of two entities created by the Kremlin in 2014. Russia moved closer to...
In 1994, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan signed away their nuclear arsenals in exchange for security and sovereignty guarantees that increasingly appear to mean very...
Budapest and Warsaw now face the real threat of the EU withholding budget payments should they continue to breach their commitments to the rile of law. European...
For Albania’s share of employment in high-skilled occupations to reach the Western Balkans average, more than 100,000 people (nine per cent of the workforce) need to...
Poland leads Central Europe in the European Union’s latest growth forecasts, confirming its economy’s resilience despite recurring Covid-19 waves and disruptions...
The Minsk agreements have for seven years failed to prevent fighting in eastern Ukraine. The idea, floated by Emmanuel Macron, that they could now form the basis of a...
