An interview with Oleksandra Matviichuk, chairwoman of the Center for Civil Liberties, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (2022). Interviewer: Andrii Kutsyk.

Free media in Georgia is currently facing increasing pressure from the ruling Georgian Dream party. In order to ensure ...

Bulgaria, since both its ancient and modern beginnings, has been invariably a multiethnic, mainly Slavic and Turkic, polity. School textbooks in Bulgaria lavish much attention on the ancient Bulgars, ...

For decades, Russia and other authoritarian regimes have mastered a simple yet devastating strategy to control their neighbours: invade, occupy a portion of their land, then stall the war through ...

The former President of Georgia has a strained relationship with his homeland. To some a hero, to others a villain – his legacy is much debated, as his time in power was crucial for the country.

As Russia’s missiles strike the historic heart of Odesa once again, reducing UNESCO heritage sites to rubble, the city faces not only the immediate devastation of war but also a more insidious threat: ...

The election and inauguration of the new US president and his first decrees have once again put the issue of international institutions on the agenda. Obviously, this whole system has long ceased to ...

Despite periodic ceasefire declarations, the Kremlin’s military strategy in 2025 shows no intention of negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. On the contrary, rapid troop mobilization, ramped-up ...

What is wrong with pacifism? Pacifist arguments, on the surface, seem logical: war is harmful, peace is desirable, and weapons lead to conflict. The notion that if all countries cease supplying ...

“Our independence is our dearest treasure, which our grandfathers fought for. First of all, we will never surrender it to someone, and secondly, we will do our best to protect it.” – Nursultan ...