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Donetsk Information Institute
War in Europe
Yuliia Didenko

From the everyday routine of war of East-Ukrainian media makers

The team of the "Donetsk Information Institute" has made it their mission to spread freedom of expression and democratic values in society with a special focus on the Donbas. They distributed educational materials on media literacy to give people an understanding to distinguish news from fake and journalism from propaganda.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping
China Bulletin
Ivana Karásková

How China lost Central and Eastern Europe

The attention of Central and Eastern Europe is currently focused on the Russian attack on Ukraine. Suddenly, China appears as a distant power. But countries in Central and Eastern Europe have not forgotten China. The People's Republic's recent decision to support Russia's demands to reshape the European security architecture adds to growing concerns in the region about China's intentions.

Cracks in The Israeli Knesset
Politics
Raz Krauss Peer

Israeli Government Loses Majority: One Final Crack in an Already Fragile Coalition?

On June 13, 2021, the current Israeli government was formed in hopes of ending a political crisis that had dragged Israel through four national elections in two years. After less than a year, this government has lost its slim majority of 61 of the 120 seats in parliament and has shrunk to 60 seats. This means that the coalition's ability to pass legislation has weakened.

Mariupol
War in Europe
Eleni Siapikoudi

Greeks of Ukraine and the ongoing conflict

The Greek minority of Ukraine remain an unknown topic. Over the last months, the Greek community is in the middle of military opperations in Mariupol and other cities of Ukraine. Most of them lost their lives, properties or forced to flee the country. President Zelenksyy in his speech to the Greek parliament referred to the strong historical ties between the two countries and the presence of Greek minority in Ukraine over the centuries.

Kiril Petkov
War in Europe
Velizar Shalamanov

Bulgaria between the fight against corruption and the support for Ukraine

Russia's war in Ukraine will reorder the priorities of the Bulgarian government, although with a delay compared to other NATO and EU countries. Without a significant improvement in the state of internal security, with a focus on defense and intelligence, Bulgaria will suffer heavy losses from the war, and efforts at judicial reform and innovation will suffer.

Middle East Countries
MENAPOL Blog
Victoria Silva Sanchez

Recalibrating regional order? The rising Egypt-Jordan-Iraq alignment and its impact in reconfiguring the Levant

The motivation behind the project features common elements: the disdain of the previous US administration, the economic dependence on Gulf countries and the willingness to address common security issues. How could this new partnership recalibrate regional order?

Vladimir Putin
War in Europe
Petro Burkovskyi

Understanding tools and goals of aggressive Putin’s diplomacy toward Ukraine

In the talks with Ukraine, Russia is trying to impose a vague concept of neutrality as the main demand against Ukraine. On the one hand, Moscow refers to examples familiar to Europeans and speaks of an "Austrian" or "Finnish" model of neutrality, regardless of legal diversities and historical context. On the other hand, the Kremlin does not explain in what way it will respect Ukraine's neutrality.

Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, Bundesministerin a. D. gemeinsam mit Gerhart Baum, Bundesminister a. D., Rechtsanwalt Dr. Nikolaos Gazeas, , bei der Bundespressekonferenz zum Thema Strafanzeige beim Generalbundesanwalt.
War in Europe
Anna-Lena Trümpelmann

Gerhart Baum and Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger file criminal charges against Vladimir Putin

The Federal Public Prosecutor in Karlsruhe received the criminal complaint of Gerhart Baum and Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger for war crimes and crimes against humanity. It is directed against Russian President Vladimir Putin, his leadership circle and the Russian soldiers in Ukraine.

Commerce Square at Lisbon.
Portugal
Filipe Domingues

The Socialist Decade

It is frequent to hear that the 21st century began with 9/11 terrorist attack, when two highjacked airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York. For Portugal however the new century only began 10 years later, with the 2011 bankruptcy and the subsequent bailout provided by the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and the European Commission.

Emmanuel Macron
France

First Round of Presidential Elections: Macron and Le Pen in the Run-off and Defeat of Traditional Parties

As expected, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen both qualified for the run-off on 24 April following the first round of the French presidential election. In his post-election speech, Macron called on his supporters to unite in a "great political movement of unity and action for our country." Le Pen, on the other hand, advocates more sovereignty for the French nation.

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