Key Dynamics of Armenia’s Parliamentary Elections
Despite lackluster popular support and Russian meddling, the Civil Contract Party remains the favorite for Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections thanks to a divided opposition. From Eurasianet.
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Solutions Journalism
Schools for All
Long consigned to lower-quality schools, Roma in two Czech communities are doing well in mainstream schools thanks to innovative reforms and local political support. From Okraj.
Rewilding Amid War in the Danube Delta
Even as Russia’s war scars the landscape, conservationists in southern Ukraine are reintroducing lost species to restore Europe’s largest wetland, showing how nature recovery can persist amid conflict.
Ten Saturdays That Might Save a Profession
“The task was insane: prepare someone in a very short time so they can sit at a news desk and not drown.”
How Ukrainian Women are Turning Mourning Into Meaning
“That I was helping others saved me from falling into the abyss of grief,” says the co-founder of a support group.
Giving Waste a Second Life in Serbia
A grassroots recycling initiative is converting discarded cigarette butts into meaningful employment for Serbians with intellectual disabilities. From Storyteller.
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Commentary
Opinion: Rekindling the ‘Collective’ in European Security
The challenges facing European security are great. A new Prague-based initiative seeks to tackle them by listening to everyone who has a stake.
Only the Lonely
Following Orban’s defeat in Hungary, his far-right counterpart in neighboring Slovakia finds he has led his country into regional isolation. From Respekt.
The Catastrophe That Failed to Happen
Maybe the euro-haters had overestimated one Bulgarian character trait – and underestimated another.
Transnistria: Pain-Free Reintegration?
What the breakaway territory’s economy means for Moldova’s European trajectory.
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When ‘Transition’ Ends Before It Ever Arrived
Post-liberalism does not arrive as a coup against freedom. It arrives wrapped in “transparency,” “morality,” “national values,” “child protection,” and “security.”
Magyar Embarks on a Tour of Europe
The new prime minister wants to showcase a new Hungary, and, as promised, he started with Poland, making clear that history is far from dead. From Respekt.
Colombians Caught in Russia’s War on Ukraine
War profiteers are using social media to boost the recruitment of Colombians to fight in the Russian–Ukrainian war. From The Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia.
Trump Official Helped Secure U.S. Visa for Fugitive Polish Minister
As former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro’s safe-have in Hungary was coming to an end, a U.S. official cleared him for a visa that would allow him to evade Polish prosecution.
‘Where Freedom Ends’ for Wheelchair Users
Zorka Lednarova’s exhibition gives visitors a troubling perspective on the difficulties wheelchair users encounter navigating Czech and Slovak cities.
