Zoran Milanović’s landslide in the Balkans
An electoral victory with 75% of the vote usually rings all sorts of democratic alarm bells. It is…
Estonia’s culture fights for independence from Putin’s Russia
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are once again feeling under threat from their larger neighbour, Russia. Throughout the 20th…
Belarus, the country that Europe forgot
Preparations are being made for Belarus’s 2025 presidential vote – the security services are knocking on the doors…
How to cause a stink in Switzerland
Cleanliness is something of an obsession for the Swiss. The country has no official state religion, but if…
How Russia bribed a nation
Moldova, Europe’s poorest country, has done tremendous reform work in recent years to get out from under Russian…
Joining the 75% of Sunday voters in Belgium
It used to be that the whole country would have to collectively drag itself to a nearby drab…