War becomes the twin of communication: the development of media has not only changed how warfare is reported, but also …

The egregious crimes against Ukraine’s civilian population might just be too much for the International Criminal Court to handle. Not …

Lacking a positive national identity, Russians continue to be governed by a dangerous imperial mindset that betrays both subservience and …

China’s failure to condemn Russia’s war on Ukraine seems to have confirmed the two autocracies’ friendship with no limits. But …

The Ukrainians trapped underground in besieged Mariupol steel works were instructed to wave white flags. They face a warring nation …

For Ukrainians, this uneven battle is about the survival of their nation. However, it is also about the future of …

Belarusian and Ukrainian intellectuals have been applying postcolonial theory to Russia since the 1990s. But they have largely been ignored …

War polarizes debate. And the sympathies of post-Soviet migrants living in Central Europe have come under extra scrutiny since war …

After pushing back Middle Eastern refugees into the forests on its northern border with Belarus, Poland is now welcoming an …

Why Russian manuscripts don’t burn, but Ukrainian manuscripts burn all too well Rather than debating what to do with Russian …

It would have taken a miracle for Viktor Orbán to lose the election. Hungary is a fortified kleptocracy where the …

A month into Russia’s invasion, is the EU ready for the challenge? Russia’s war on Ukraine is clearly an attack …

Can a kleptocracy have national interests? Russia has no national interests, not even in Ukraine. Russians are denied subjectivity, the …

Europe is facing a vast humanitarian crisis. This time, there is a good chance that governments will rise to the …

When war becomes a reality, time is of the essence. Slow political responses raise questions about underlying reasons for reluctance. …

It was only after the annexation of Crimea in 2014 that NATO broke off cooperation with Russia. Until then, Ukrainians …

The strange tragedy of Angela Merkel’s Ostpolitik in 2005–2021 was that the highly intelligent and committed chancellor showed herself incapable …

How Afghan refugees aren’t offered real solutions More than half a million Afghans were displaced in 2021, adding to many …