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. As the death toll mounts, Colombia is working to cut off the mercenary pipeline. From The Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia.
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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.
Latest News
Vote At Your Own Risk
Attacks and intimidation of election observers marred recent Serbian local elections and could presage even worse to come at national votes later this year.
Interview: Serbian Independent Media Stand Firm Despite Intimidation
As the ruling party systematically sabotages press freedom, Serbia’s independent journalists remain resilient, while civic movements continue to challenge the country’s authoritarian trend.
Cimrman in English: Translating Humor
A Prague English theater looks back on years of introducing international audiences to the famously untranslatable plays of Czech pseudo-legend Jara Cimrman.
Magyar’s Mandate: Six Insights From a Post-Election Hungary
Polling reveals that Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar’s mandate is far more complicated than EU leaders were hoping for: voters want domestic repair first, are split on Ukraine, and increasingly reluctant to ditch Russian energy. From ECFR.
Reggae’s Journey in Central and Eastern Europe
Allowed behind the Iron Curtain as a Cold War propaganda tool, reggae in communist Europe found new meaning as a defiant subculture forged by authoritarianism, war, and post-communist transitions.
