Armenian Election Boosts Engagement With West, Complicates New Constitution
Fresh from his election victory, Armenia’s prime minister is set to pursue closer relations with the U.S. and EU. But the results of the vote also complicate efforts to make a final peace with Azerbaijan. From Eurasianet.
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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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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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The Bangaranga Effect
A catchy song lifts Bulgarian hearts with the assurance that their trademark matters on a global stage.
Bosnia’s World Cup Dream Meets Political Reality
As the Dragons prepare for the biggest stage in football, their success has become both a source of national pride and another battleground in the country’s fractured political sphere.
Balluku Affair Sends Shockwaves Across Albania
The latest top Tirana politico to be accused of big-time graft is still immune from prosecution. Who is shielding her?
Russia’s Silent Dissenters
Beset by fears of another mass mobilization, the prospect of mandatory military service, and pressures to “volunteer” for the front line, some 1 million young Russian men have fled the country.
Moscow’s Arrests of Muslim Clerics Likely to Backfire
By targeting senior Muslim Spiritual Directorate officials, Russian authorities are highlighting their paranoia and fear of Islam and risk increasing tensions with Muslims. From The Jamestown Foundation.
