Eastern Europe
Ukraine’s Maidan Revolution: Ten Years Later
Amid the full-scale war that has engulfed Ukraine, Kyiv is now commemorating the tenth anniversary of the uprising known as the Maidan Revolution of Dignity. The name comes from the...
Why Diplomacy Can’t End the Ukraine War
There is a consensus among observers of the Russo-Ukrainian War that it should end as soon as possible. Most Ukrainians couldn’t agree more. Furthermore, many Russians would not mind ceasing...
The Three Seas Initiative: a Counter to Chinese Influence in Europe?
Over the past century, Central Europe’s political order has seen a pattern of ideological German-Russian love-hate relations. The lands between the two powers, from the Balkans to the Baltics, were...
Poland Boosts NATO’s Eastern Flank With Base Enlargement
The Polish government announced on Monday that it would expand an American military base in the city of Powidz to strengthen the capabilities of the U.S. Air Force in Eastern...
The Triumph of Central Europe’s Atlanticists
From the smallest village to the national capital, memorials celebrating Soviet “liberation” were once a key feature of the Central European urban landscape. But since the end of the Cold...
Nine NATO Countries Back Fast-Track Membership for Ukraine
The leaders of nine NATO nations in Eastern Europe published a joint statement announcing their support for Ukraine’s membership in NATO, two days after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky announced his...
Frontline Firepower: U.S. Deploys HIMARS to Latvia
The U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) command announced on Sunday that it had deployed two M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, to Latvia in order to take...
Pentagon Announces New Permanent U.S. Army Headquarters in Poland
The United States is building a large new headquarters military base in Poland to house the U.S. Army’s V Corps as part of a massive, multi-faceted European force build-up announced...
To End the War, NATO Must Push Ukraine to Negotiate with Russia
In his press conference in Tokyo on May 23, President Joe Biden said that Russian president Vladimir Putin must “pay a dear price” for his barbaric behavior in Ukraine. That...
Despite War, UN Says 30,000 Refugees Returning to Ukraine Every Day
A recent United Nations (UN) report sheds light on how Ukrainian civilians are coping with an invasion that has triggered Europe’s biggest refugee crisis since World War II. The UN...
The Myth of ‘NATO Expansion’ Can’t Explain Russia’s War on Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has generated a united international response against Russia over what is largely understood as a “black-and-white” conflict by Western leaders and analysts alike. While this...
Polish Government Accuses Russia of Assassinating Former President
A Polish special commission created to investigate the death of former President Lech Kaczynski, who died in 2010 after a mysterious plane crash, has blamed Russia for sabotaging the flight...