February 25, 2025Published by Marek Grzegorczyk Categories AnalysisTurkmenistan: Potential behind closed doorsShould the reclusive state ever swing open its doors, prepare for a global scramble
February 20, 2025Published by Marek Grzegorczyk Categories AnalysisThe great decouplingEnding reliance on Russian energy isn’t just about keeping the lights on. It’s about fuelling a more dynamic economy
February 4, 2025Published by Marek Grzegorczyk Categories AnalysisDefying TrumpGrowth in Eastern Europe will speed up in 2025, despite Donald Trump
February 3, 2025Published by Laurențiu Pleșca Categories OpinionThe Transnistrian gambitHow should Moldova leverage EU support for its troublesome breakaway region?
January 23, 2025Published by Jasper Dietz Categories OpinionLet them inLithuania should accept Belarusian immigrants who believe in democracy
January 22, 2025Published by Marek Grzegorczyk Categories AnalysisBeyond the Tallinn lineThe influence of Estonia's new defence fund will be felt well beyond national borders
January 16, 2025Published by Gevorg Melikyan Categories OpinionBetween a rock and several hard placesArmenia grapples with hybrid threats from hostile neighbours
January 14, 2025Published by Radu Magdin Categories OpinionSecurity lessons from the Indo-PacificWhat the Black Sea region can learn about bilateral frameworks
January 7, 2025Published by Craig Turp-Balazs Categories Policy NoteThe expansion expressPoland’s EU presidency needs to put enlargement back on track
January 6, 2025Published by David Kirichenko Categories AnalysisIn Ukraine, courage knows no passportFor Ania Tatou, Ukraine's war has become a way to reclaim her identity
January 3, 2025Published by Saahil Menon Categories OpinionKazakhstan’s balancing actAstana has struck a happy medium between neither antagonising nor warming to Moscow
December 30, 2024Published by Marek Grzegorczyk Categories AnalysisEconomy in focus: KyrgyzstanThe solid growth of recent years continues, but Kyrgyzstan is still playing economic catch up with most of its neighbours
December 24, 2024Published by Saahil Menon Categories OpinionRegime change in Azerbaijan?As the recent ousting of Bashar Al-Assad proves, no autocracy is permanent
December 21, 2024Published by Claudia Postelnicescu Categories OpinionThe leaders who forgot to leadA governance vacuum in Bucharest reveals deeper cracks in democratic accountability
December 21, 2024Published by Craig Turp-Balazs Categories CultureFighting for the Soviet UnionSurprisingly little is known in the West about the role of Central Asia in World War II
December 10, 2024Published by Henrik S. Werenskiold Categories AnalysisRussia’s naval base in the Med is lostA significant strategic defeat
December 9, 2024Published by Craig Turp-Balazs Categories Policy NoteRomania dodges a bulletHeavens did not fall. Romania did not elect an openly pro-Russia president
December 4, 2024Published by Craig Turp-Balazs Categories Best PracticeMoldova’s pivotHow Chișinău cut economic ties with Moscow
December 3, 2024Published by Marek Grzegorczyk Categories AnalysisMongolia’s other exportTech talent, not just copper, is powering the next phase of economic ambition
November 25, 2024Published by Alon Ben-Meir Categories AnalysisAmerica first, Balkans last?Trump’s return may sideline EU enlargement and embolden spoilers in Southeast Europe
November 18, 2024Published by Craig Turp-Balazs Categories AnalysisRomania’s election marathonThree elections in three weeks will likely preserve the status quo
November 4, 2024Published by Alon Ben-Meir Categories OpinionHas the UN outlived its usefulness?Established to foster global peace, it has become a paralysed institution
October 31, 2024Published by Clara Volintiru Categories OpinionRomania has to raise its gameBucharest must do more in the Black Sea region
October 30, 2024Published by Radu Magdin Categories OpinionFrontline innovationCaught between threat and opportunity, Eastern Europe is racing to modernise both its defence and industry
October 30, 2024Published by Pavol Demeš Categories OpinionSecurity-first SlovakiaSlovakia will prioritise security relations with the US regardless of who is elected on November 5
October 29, 2024Published by Daniel Hegedüs Categories OpinionOrbán’s Trump betHungary’s government wants the former US president to return to the White House
October 29, 2024Published by Taras Kuzio Categories OpinionThe absentee superpowerUS foreign policy towards the South Caucasus is confusing, biased, and inconsistent
October 28, 2024Published by Pavel Havlíček Categories OpinionCzechia can live with Harris or TrumpPrague will be keen to work with whoever is in the White House
October 27, 2024Published by Andrew Wrobel Categories AnalysisReinvention the Ukrainian languageThe Last Word: Ukraine's Cyrillic alphabet is not the same as Russia's
October 25, 2024Published by Dimitar Keranov Categories OpinionThe US election and BulgariaCan Washington help prevent democratic backsliding?