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Brussels Is Planning the Platform Ukraine Already Built

29 July 2026

Magyar’s Rule of Law Chainsaw Risks Cutting Down the Roots

24 July 2026

Bulgaria’s Electricity Grid Needs More Grassroots Oversight

23 July 2026

Citizens Are First in Line Against Russia’s Sabotage in CEE

21 July 2026

Graham’s Sanctioning Russia Act Opens a Window of Opportunity for CEE

17 July 2026

Sanctions Hot Air Only Emboldens Russia

15 July 2026

Poland and Sweden Bet on More Than Submarines

7 July 2026

Europe Needs an Intellectual Big Bang after Ankara

7 July 2026

Ending Denial in Srebrenica Would Serve Hungary’s Foreign Policy

2 July 2026

Ukraine Survival Depends On Males in Exile

1 July 2026

Only Profitable Media Can Be Free

29 June 2026

Why Europe’s Defence Depends on Democracy – and How to Take it Seriously

26 June 2026