Since taking office in 2016 Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has introduced some encouraging reforms, most notably in cleaning up the country’s cotton industry...
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Apocalyptic headlines have this week warned of the imminent descent of Bosnia and Herzegovina into a new war. That outcome remains unlikely, but there’s little...
Belgrade is finally getting a metro, but not everyone in the city is happy. A common joke about the metro in Belgrade pays homage to the famous Samuel Beckett...
Czechia in theory has a new ruling coalition, but the ongoing hospitalisation of President Miloš Zeman, unable to carry out his duties since October 10, means that the...
Leaving refugees and migrants stranded at its eastern borders, where many are dying, says more about the EU than it does Belarus. There are now believed to be several...
Energy prices are rising across Europe, but it’s not all Russia’s fault. The price of natural gas has surged throughout Europe this year, impacting industry...
The resignation of a reformist prime minister leaves North Macedonia facing an uncertain future. The prime minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, resigned on October...
Never before have local elections been so important for Georgia’s future. As Georgia prepares for runoffs in the most important local elections in the country’s...
A new ECJ ruling means that Poland is now liable to pay the European Union 1.5 million euros in fines per day. The European Union’s top court has ordered Poland to...
Russia’s promise not to use its Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline as a means of political leverage looks increasingly meaningless amidst current developments in Moldova...
Leadership is no longer about where somebody is from, but the ability to combine global perspectives with local know-how. In the first few years that followed the fall...
Since the end of last year’s war in Nagorno-Karabakh, both Iran and Turkey have proposed regional cooperation initiatives. These could, however, further undermine...
