Photo by Sasha Pleshco on Unsplash On 28 September 2025, Moldova arrives at a critical crossroad, not only electing a new parliament but also determining its geopolitical future. These elections will either reinforce the country’s commitment to European integration or lead to its transformation into a grey zone of instability along the borders of the…
Schools on the Front Line: What Rising Antisemitism Means for Europe’s Children In the days after 7 October 2023, classrooms across Europe changed. In Paris, Jewish teenagers reported classmates whispering that they were responsible for Gaza. In London, a boy who wore a Star of David necklace was told to take it off or get…
Photo by Martin Krchnacek on Unsplash As the Czech Republic prepares for parliamentary elections on 3–4 October 2025, the country faces a pivotal moment in both foreign and domestic policy. Andrej Babiš, former prime minister and leader of the right-wing populist ANO party, which currently tops the polls, has declared his intention to halt a…
Photo by Evgeny Opanasenko on Unsplash The European Commission says it is allocating an extra €40 million in humanitarian funding to help Ukrainians endure a fourth winter of Russia’s war of aggression. This new support will strengthen the country’s preparedness for winter and protect civilians against extreme cold. Comment came from Hadja Lahbib, who is…
Photo by Vony Razom on Unsplash Statement by President von der Leyen following the meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris. “Today I was in Paris, where we just had the meeting of the Coalition of the Willing.” “We discussed security guarantees for Ukraine.” “It was a crucial meeting, because we…
Photo by sander traa on Unsplash The conflict in Sudan, which has been raging for well over two years, is no closer to a peace deal, and the humanitarian crisis deepens on a weekly basis, with famine, disease and displacement. One name comes up, often as a stumbling block, in any article that speculates on…
Photo by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine On the night of 28 August, Russia launched another large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s capital. Several waves of strikes included drones, hypersonic weapons, ballistic and cruise missiles. Air defence systems intercepted many threats, but multiple direct hits struck Kyiv, causing fires, destruction, and civilian casualties….
Photo by Roman Skrypnyk on Unsplash Europe and the United States are now succeeding where Russia has long tried and failed: maintaining steadfast unity in support of Ukraine, alongside a cool, pragmatic scepticism towards any so-called guarantees that Moscow tries to use to position itself as both aggressor and arbiter. Following diplomatic musical chairs in…
Freeing all the unlawfully detained in the Ukraine war should be an absolute priority. That is the view of Oleksandra Matviichuk, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and prominent Ukrainian human rights lawyer. Matviichuk was speaking to this website on Monday ahead of a crunch meeting in the White House between President Donald Trump and his Ukraine…
Photo by Anastasiia Krutota on Unsplash As debates about Ukraine’s future continue in Western capitals, one perspective remains notably under-represented – that of the Ukrainian people themselves. Proposals to cede the entire Donetsk region to Vladimir Putin in exchange for a ceasefire recur regularly, often portrayed as pragmatic or necessary for peace. But from a…
