The Albanian capital is undergoing (and suffering) extremely rapid urban transformation, involving major players in ...

Many memoirs concerning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine understandably focus on the battlefield. However, a lot of fundraising has gone into helping those on the front line. Dimko Zhluktenko’s new book ...

Numerous commentators continue to believe that some sort of Ukrainian defeat is inevitable. This is largely the result of calculations that privilege Russia as the larger side in its invasion. Despite ...

The ongoing saga relating to corruption in Bulgaria has taken a new turn with the resignation of President Rumen Radev. The long-term critic of the political establishment has now decided to enter ...

A year of shuttle diplomacy by the Trump administration has brought no breakthrough in achieving peace in Ukraine.

Europe has the strength to counter a weakened Russia - if it can unite and act decisively. The greater obstacle is America’s self-perceived decline, as it undermines alliances and ignores ...

The Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” conducted an expert survey and semi-structured interviews with Ukrainian experts and diplomats. The full text of the study can be read here. Below is a ...

The current war in Iran is opening up questions regarding the various peoples that live in the country. One of the largest minorities present are South Azerbaijanis, who have a long history of ...

At Armenia’s southernmost edge, just a few kilometres away from the Iranian border, Meghri’s railway station has been silent for over 30 years. In Soviet times, the small town was a crucial ...