Stalin Reloaded?
What the results of a recent poll tell about re-Stalinization in post-Soviet Russia.
Taking Back Control
The Brexit vote was supposed to reestablish parliamentary sovereignty. It has done the opposite.
In the Dark of the Night
The old guard threatens the anti-corruption drive in Romania, provoking mass protests.
Political Earthquake
Trump supporters voted to shatter America’s static political landscape. They may end up with a spectrum familiar to Europeans.
“Sanction Putin’s Officials, Not Russia’s Economy”
It might seem like Russians stand firmly behind their president. Not so, says opposition leader Ilya Yashin. But the opposition has trouble making itself heard.
“Democracy and Islam Go Together”
Lawmakers from the Islamist Ennahda party on turning Tunisia into a democracy.
Words Don’t Come Easy: “I epanastasi tou autonoitou”
Greece’s “self-evident revolution” (Η επανάσταση του αυτονόητου) stumbles over its children’s basic understanding of what’s right and what’s wrong.
The Use and Abuse of History
The peculiar ways President Vladimir Putin’s regime understands Russia’s past are feeding the current conflict with the West.
