Eastern Europe

Putin would suffer the greatest damage from a Russian escalation in Ukraine

Eastern Europe Carl Bildt - July 18, 2026.

If Russian President Vladimir Putin were to make a clearheaded assessment of the state of his war with Ukraine, he would seek a ceasefire. But his...

Crimea is becoming an unsustainable burden for Moscow

Russia Oleksandr Levchenko - July 16, 2026.

The Crimean Peninsula has entered a severe energy crisis. According to media reports, following a Ukrainian drone attack, large parts of Crimea have been left...

What is needed for Patriot systems to truly be Made in Ukraine?

Eastern Europe TA | AP Insight - July 10, 2026.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to give Ukraine a license to produce Patriot air-defense systems could mark a major breakthrough for Kyiv, but experts and...

Russia is emboldened by the shortage of missiles to defend Ukrainian cities

Eastern Europe Oleksandr Levchenko - July 7, 2026.

Limited battlefield success and the absence of significant territorial gains are increasingly forcing Russia's military and political leadership to rely on large-scale missile and drone...

Is Georgia distancing itself from Moscow by complying with Western sanctions?

Eastern Europe Oleksandr Levchenko - June 30, 2026.

Georgian law enforcement agencies, in cooperation with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), have disrupted a supply channel for aviation components to the...

Albania’s ‘renaissance man’ Rama under protest pressure

Eastern Europe Sharmila Devi - June 26, 2026.

Edi Rama is not worrying, in public at least, about being ousted by the protests that erupted more than three weeks ago against alleged corruption...

Bosnia needs a political reboot to accelerate towards EU membership

Eastern Europe Carl Bildt - June 21, 2026.

Bosnia needs a political reboot. More than three decades after the Dayton Accords ended the devastating 1992-95 war, it is high time that the country...

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