Has Europe’s last dictator finally gone too far?
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The Czech Republic, Hungary and Bulgaria all showed early signs of success but have since seen their COVID-19 cases rise.
Fighting populism requires us to recognise its embeddedness in business elites. Viktor Orbán’s regime is a case in point.
Pres. Lukashenka of Belarus has stayed in power for 26 years by being a master tactician. But he has seriously mishandled opposition protests, says a Belarus-born scholar of Eastern European politics.
After a decade of cooperation, central and eastern Europe increasingly sees China as a threat.
Death rates are low in the region but this has largely gone ignored.
After World War II ended in Europe, millions of ethnic Germans faced an uncertain future. The political repercussions of their expulsion continue even today.
The government now has the power to do whatever it deems necessary to manage the crisis, effectively for an unlimited period of time.
The perception of an immigrant threat in Europe is often thought to be driven by rising numbers of asylum seekers, but research indicates that political and media discourses are often the driving factor.
The HBO series ‘Chernobyl’ has reignited interest among tourists to visit Pripyat, but growing up in the disaster’s shadow has made us wary.
While many countries across Eastern Europe celebrate 100 years since they were born or restored as nation-states after the First World War, not everyone in these states are celebrating.
Breeding young men for export has never been a successful economic development strategy. Policies that improve local labour market opportunities could increase the status of women.
With Romania at the helm of the EU, many fear that there’s a bumpy ride ahead. But there’s no need to worry (too much).
City decline is neither a fatality nor an urban nightmare. It can even be the background to a resilience strategy.
Romania is leading the European Council for six months. But its government has been dogged by corruption scandals and judicial overreach.
The Soviet programme of building war memorials in Eastern Bloc countries was a bid to win the hearts and minds of future generations.
Croatia lost to France but has won unprecedented public exposure.
A stunning feat of security service showmanship speaks volumes about Ukraine’s abject state of decay.
A stint teaching university students in Lithuania leaves a longtime economics professor optimistic about the future of Eastern Europe as it continues its transition to a free-market economy.
A third landslide victory leaves the right-wing leader on a collision course with Europe.
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Senior Lecturer in Czech Studies, University of Glasgow
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Associate Professor of Instruction in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, Affiliate Professor at the Institute for Russian, European, and Eurasian Studies, University of South Florida
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan
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Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
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Professor of Political Science, Kansas State University
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Professor of Political Science, University at Buffalo
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Bristol
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Lecturer, School of Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Glasgow
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Professor of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University
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Professor in International Politics, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Professor of History, Clarkson University
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Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science, Penn State
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Assistant Professor, Social Work, Dalhousie University
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Reader in International Relations, University of Westminster
