Topics

Marci Shore: “I don’t believe in genetic immunity to fascism”

What was the miracle of the Revolution of Dignity? How did Donechchyna become the start of a new global conflict? Why do Russians struggle to form a protest movement? Find the answers to these questions and more in the latest...

Pekka Toveri: “The worst day on the front line is better than the best day under Russia”

What does it take to live next to Russia — and survive? Drawing on Finland’s experience, Pekka Toveri reflects on Europe’s security failures, the illusion of Russian military strength, and why preparedness — both military and societal — is the...

Kramatorsk: An attempt at normalcy and eighteen drones

It is better to look at Kramatorsk from the hill, where three giant wind turbines—electricity generators—stood out from afar. From there, it’s like a typical industrial panorama. But once you drive through the alleys and walk through the parks,...

Nicolas Tenzer: “I tell my Ukrainian friends: do not trust anyone”

As Western governments debate peace and security guarantees for Ukraine, French political thinker Nicolas Tenzer delivers a warning: neither the United States nor Europe can be fully trusted to protect Ukraine’s security.

Druzhkivka: The Last Piece of Halva

A police officer patrolling the sky near a shelled building, rescuers who no longer live here but arrive in an armored vehicle for their shifts — all of them say the same thing as the Azov fighter with the...

Leila Bičakčić: “We haven’t reached reconciliation at the political level in Bosnia”

Bosnia and Herzegovina has long been viewed mainly through the lens of war — the fall of Yugoslavia and the consequent brutal conflicts that reshaped Europe in the early 1990s. Those events still undeniably affect the Balkans, yet many more...

Swe Win: “Myanmar never fully caught up with the outside world”

We met with Burmese journalist Swe Win in a hotel lobby in Vienna, where we were both staying as speakers at the International Press Institute event. Swe Win, in his mid-forties, has a boyish face and speaks about both personal...

Show next posts

Discover Ukraine beyond the headlines — stories that inspire, delivered to you

We share what we are working on right now