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The Balkans: Bad news rising

Ethnic rivalries are resurfacing, but the problems are essentially political, not territorial

Donbas: Beyond war

Beyond the headlines, what is the human cost of the war in the Donbas? 

How to put Crimea back on the European agenda

Three years since annexation, Crimea remains in limbo and there are few diplomatic initiatives for its return to Ukraine. Can a working group of committed parties put Crimea back on Europe's agenda?

Turn the search light outwards

In focusing exclusively on Western crimes, parts of the European Left are letting Putin and Assad off the hook for Syria and Ukraine