Democracy on the block: How the ECHR saved Georgia’s free press
The Georgian Dream may still have future, but to win back credibility, they have to learn from the Rustavi2 case and realise that they are accountable to the people who voted for them
Wider Europe Forum
More than words: Nationalism in Trump’s US and Putin’s Russia
Contrast between Trump’s outbursts and Putin’s restraint shows that Russia’s illiberal worldview still dwarves America’s alt-right
Pastiche politics: Macedonia, democracy and the faltering journey to Europe
This weekend’s parliamentary elections in Macedonia are, ironically, an exercise in strengthening anti-democratic forces
Kyrgyzstan: President Atambayev’s Constitutional Gamble
Political turmoil could follow Kyrgyz vote on President Atambayev’s controversial constitutional amendents
Dodon’s Moldova will not rush towards Russia
Moldova may return more towards the ‘balancing’ policy of the Communist leader Vladimir Voronin
Special no more: Kaliningrad on life support
If it is to ever to flourish, Russia’s westernmost outpost needs more freedom, not tighter control, from Moscow
The ‘new Oprichnina’ and the engineering of souls
The creation of Vladimir Putin’s new National Guard has echoes of the darker moments of Russia’s history
The Glazyev Tapes: Getting to the root of the conflict in Ukraine
The so-called “Surkov Leaks” have reinvigorated the discussion of Moscow’s involvement in the war in Ukraine and the emergence of “people’s republics” in the east of the country
Threat of instability looms large ahead of Georgia elections
Tuesday's car bomb in Tbilisi could be just the beginning of election-related turmoil in Georgia
Crimea goes to the polls: Non-recognition and the Russian Duma elections
It is only by doggedly pursuing non-recognition – and by mainstreaming this belief – that there can be any success in the future.