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Vladmir Putin has a new problem. His invasion of Ukraine is not just bogged down. It’s going backwards.
Ukraine’s history with the former Soviet Union and its current relationship with the European Union inform how refugees move across borders. While race plays a role, citizenship is also an important factor.
What’s the significance of the US beefing up its military presence in Europe? The Conversation provides a roundup of articles addressing the crisis in Ukraine.
The Pentagon has announced that as many as 8,500 troops have been put on standby to be deployed in Europe as a counter to the threat of the Russian military buildup on Ukraine’s eastern border.
Mahmudia became a wasteland under dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu’s communist agricultural policy. But villagers fought to resurrect their home and reconnect with the wilderness.
A recent survey conducted in eight European countries provides a snapshot of citizens’ views of their own countries’ leaders as well as those who influence the future of the EU.
For many in former Soviet Bloc countries the desire to forget the communist past conflicts with the need to make money from dark tourism sites.
The EU’s proposals for relocating migrants is inefficient in measuring whether member states actually have the economic capacity to welcome asylum-seekers.
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.
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).
Romania is leading the European Council for six months. But its government has been dogged by corruption scandals and judicial overreach.
The president, who called the European Union a ‘foe’ following a series of meetings in Europe, may not realize just how much Americans have gained from their relationship with Europe.
New research among well-off Roma families in Romania shows how widespread prejudice against them is.
Excavating the history of migration along the frontier of the Danube.
We can’t return degraded landscapes to their original state but we can change the way people relate to their local environments.
EU citizens are being treated as pawns ahead of Brexit negotiations. This has happened before, at the height of the Cold War.
Romania’s ongoing protests against a bold move by the government to decriminalise corruption has highlighted greater social and political issues.
The government claims to have backed down on a controversial emergency decree in the face of mass demonstrations. But all is not what it seems.
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