6+ hour, 57+ min ago  (719+ words) The group enjoys wide popularity across the countries of the former Yugoslavia and beyond, owing to its humorous takes on political and social issues. From Global Voices. Known for blending humor, political commentary, and catchy rhythms, this internationally popular band…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (796+ words) The challenges facing European security are great. A new Prague-based initiative seeks to tackle them by listening to everyone who has a stake. In The Plot Against America, fictional candidate but real-life aviator and isolationist Charles Lindbergh defeats incumbent U. S. President…...

1+ week, 11+ min ago  (940+ words) Following Orban's defeat in Hungary, his far-right counterpart in neighboring Slovakia finds he has led his country into regional isolation. "The true significance of historical events is revealed in the relatively rare occurrences that interrupt them," wrote philosopher Hannah Arendt…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (648+ words) The recent elections in Hungary were watched closely across the pond in Washington, but some are advising caution to those who celebrate Orban's loss as a victory for the "left." Hungary's recent elections took place an ocean away, but the…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (42+ words) The full-scale invasion of Ukraine has forced its citizens to reconsider the power " and limits " of their country's passport. The full-scale invasion of Ukraine has forced its citizens to reconsider the power " and limits " of their country's passport....

3+ week, 6+ hour ago  (186+ words) As Hungary heads to the polls, it's worth looking back at how and why Viktor Orban created an "illiberal" system and how he got away with it at home and abroad." The following are excerpts from a panel discussion of…...

1+ mon, 4+ hour ago  (266+ words) Review: A "post-Soviet buddy comedy" which captures Russia's chaotic transition from communism to capitalism in the 1990s. From the Jordan Center at NYU. The play Mother Russia, written by Lauren Yee, recently showed at the Signature Theatre in New York City....

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1008+ words) A growing labor shortage has forced Romanian employers to recruit some 100, 000 mainly Asian workers annually. Many are struggling to get by. Nimal earns far less than he expected, often relying on tips to buy food while picking up orders. He…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1006+ words) A Prague gallery documents the subjugation of Slovak culture. As I wrote for Deutsche Welle, an exhibition called Free National Gallery. Description of a Struggle documents the decline and fall of Slovakia's national museum of art, the Slovak National Gallery…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (364+ words) The widely perceived front-runner to replace Ilia II is believed to favor the strengthening of ties between the country's Georgian Dream leadership and Russia. From Eurasianet." The Georgian Orthodox Church is preparing to select a new patriarch following the death…...