Russia’s ‘Disposable’ Foreign Fighters
As enlistment among Russian citizens declines, the Kremlin is increasingly recruiting men from low-income countries with promises of pay and fast-track citizenship. From Meduza.
War in Ukraine
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Solutions Journalism
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.
How Lithuania More Than Halved Its Suicide Rate
At the heart of this success story is a determined shift from a medicalized approach to one centered on community-based support. From Reasons to be Cheerful.
The Country Making Orphanages Obsolete
Moldova has seen the number of children living in institutional care drop from 17,000 to 700. By 2027, the goal is to have none. From Reasons to be Cheerful.
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Commentary
Musk Wannabies Dismantling Havel’s Legacy
Time may be up for the Czech Republic’s long-held aim of using its own post-1989 transition experience to help other societies strengthen democracy.
Ordinary Fascism
The documentary Mr. Nobody Against Putin provides unique insights into how Russian society is responding to the Ukraine war.
What Communist Schools Got Right About Public Health
New research shows that Soviet-style education systems produced lasting public health benefits despite the failures of communist healthcare systems – offering lessons that remain relevant today. From LSE.
The Kyiv-Caracas Mirror and Putin’s New Lens on Ukraine
The emergence of a world where superpowers are no longer interested in global policing, but in regional dominance, is a nightmare for frontline states like Ukraine.
Latest News
Georgia’s Epiphany Pardons Leave Families Waiting In The Cold
As snow fell on Tbilisi and Rustavi, families of imprisoned protesters waited outside locked prisons for an Epiphany pardon that never came. From OC Media.
Suffering Hero-Victims and Alcoholism in the Hinterlands
Six stereotypes in writing by outsiders about Ukraine. From Chytomo.
Serbia’s Energy Trap: Between Washington and Moscow
The risk of a major oil crisis has passed for now, with some help from the U.S., but the EU could still force Belgrade to part ways with its longtime energy supplier.
How Russia Fabricates Criminal Cases Against Ukrainians
The imposition of Russian criminal law in the occupied territories has granted its security services sweeping powers. From IWPR.
A New Bosnia: With Peace in View
How an improbable partnership between U.S. mediators and Serbia’s autocrat paved a way to peace in Bosnia.
