Our weekly English-language bulletin featuring our pick from European print and one of our top articles from our weekly Přítomnost.
Rightwing populism and the demand for dignity Francis Fukuyama’s argument that far-right identity politics were pioneered by the left has been criticized as blame-shifting. But this is a partial …
In the run up to the European Parliamentary elections in May, editors from the Eurozine network will be reporting on national debates from across the EU. First up in the …
The lack of ideological distinctions between Ukraine’s presidential candidates may allow them to be responsive to citizens’ needs, however it has also led to populist short-termism. With liberal, modernizing platforms …
Give some younger people access to some older technology, have them try to figure out how to use it, and you are sure to create your own comedy special. In …
Over time, public conceptions of hell have migrated from the realm of religious belief to that of literature and political aphorism. And nowhere is the idea of eternal damnation as …
How can intellectuals of central Europe maintain their moral principles and independence, yet support democracy, in an age when the region is again traversing a rocky road paved with nationalism …
Ideal journalist characteristics by John Lloyd. The speakers at the Journalists’ Forum that took place at Kasárna Karlín on 15 November 2018 also included British journalist John Lloyd from Financial …
How likely is it that Paul Whelan is an American spy? At the end of December 2018 Russian authorities announced the arrest of Paul Whelan. He had received a USB …
Et n’oublions pas le Goofus Bird, oiseau qui vole en arrière car il ne se soucie pas de savoir où il va, mais d’où il vient. (J. L. Borges, Le …
Four statistics from 2018 portent trends for 2019. All have to do with human health, and none of them are good. 22 million Yemen is the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, …
Our featured year-end article explores the dichotomies of the formation of today’s Europe and the conflicts, tensions, and solutions therein. Europe has a long tradition of self-segregation, of multi-dimensionality, of …
Compared to most of the security institutions in Central Europe, the Czech Security Information Service (BIS) managed to describe Russian and Chinese intelligence activities in the Czech Republic in a …
Murky Nuclear Business in New Europe. How business is now done: Russia and China appear to be tussling in the shadows for a lucrative no-bid nuclear contract in the Czech …
Dear readers, what follows is an open letter circulating here in Europe, signed by 60 prominent signatories. It speaks for itself and for the ongoing crisis that Russia and its …
“I like reporters, perhaps I will invite them for dinner to the Saudi consulate“. Thus spoke the president of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman on Oct 24. Besides his acknowledged …
When we lose, we stay. And we will return. – excerpts from a private speech by Viktor Orban. Last week, I had occasion to meet with Hungarian Prime minister Viktor …
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In both liberal and conservative Western societies, a certain panic is slowly settling in. The traditional wailing of Czech citizens about a world gone mad is now a global craze, …
“Many Czechs had other reasons to sour on the relationship with China. Investment figures have proved disappointing — Taiwan’s investment in 2017 was nearly three times that of China’s, according …