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‘Strongman’ Leaders of Europe Don’t Look So Strong Anymore February 05, 2025

So-called “strongman” leaders in Eastern Europe — allied with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and often rejecting directives from the European Union — have arguably seen their positions wane in recent years, analysts say. ...

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Democracy in Eastern Europe Faces Another Crisis February 05, 2025

For months, thousands of protesters have marched through Tbilisi, Georgia, confronting masked police who have beaten and arrested hundreds. The demonstrations took off in November, when the ruling party halted talks to join the European Union. Georgi...

Georgia

The Georgian Opposition in 2025 January 27, 2025

For millions of Georgians, January 2025 has started much like how 2024 ended. For several months, the Georgian opposition and Georgian citizens have protested the outcome of the stolen 2024 parliamentary elections. They demanded a new election take p...

The Brewing Eastern European Crisis January 14, 2025

Recent news that the previously existing five-year gas transit deal between Russia and Ukraine is now ending will have a number of important geopolitical consequences for the region in general and the ongoing war specifically. One of the most worryin...

Eastern Europe

The Ukraine War Cannot End With A Russian Crimea January 10, 2025

International recognition of Russia’s occupation of Crimea in exchange for an end to the war in Ukraine would only harm U.S. and European interests and destabilize Eastern Europe. ...

Russia

Transforming Russia from Spoiler to Pivot Player January 08, 2025

The invasion of Ukraine has underscored Russia’s enduring capacity to disrupt global stability. Yet, as the United States navigates an increasingly competitive geopolitical environment dominated by China’s ascendancy, we must recalibrate our strategy...

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For Eastern Europe, 9/11 Did Not ‘Restart’ History September 11, 2024

The notion that history briefly ended in the 1990s was always a Western fantasy....

Eastern Europe

Pro-Putin Movement Spreading Across Ex-Soviet Bloc September 05, 2024

Condemned in the West, Russian aggression has sparked resurgence of sympathy and rise in autocracy in Central Asia and Eastern Europe ...

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Seasick: The Three Seas Initiative April 15, 2024

A regional connectivity scheme needs more political oomph. ...

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Great Power Competition Will Drive Irregular Conflicts April 08, 2024

If the United States is drawn into a new war in the next few years, what will that look like? Will the government deploy troops and heavy arms to a front in Eastern Europe or naval forces to the Taiwan Strait? Or will it engage in the kinds of activi...

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