In recent months, the free world discovered that Russia is actually less reasonable and more assertive than expected. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Russia has attempted to frame its barbaric invasion as a liberation war against Nazi
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Exposing China’s double propaganda
Italy from Mattarella to Mattarella: Salvini’s wrecking balls and the clash of politics
EMANUELE LOMBARDINI The presidential elections in Italy? We could define them as a great “Wacky races”, if any of you remember the famous cartoon: a strange race between cars driven by weird and unlikely drivers, with he who believes himself
Read moreItaly and the chess game for a new Head of State
EMANUELE LOMBARDINI Ready, steady, go! In Italy the search for the new President of Republic is starting. Next 3 February, the seven-year term of the current head of state, Sergio Mattarella, expires, and he has already said no to a
Read moreIs Milorad Dodik a secessionist?
When I was in my early twenties, the Bosnian War dominated the daily news. Horrible pictures of people fleeing snipers in Sarajevo, in Srebrenica.
When peace returned (at least on paper) in the mid-1990s, my attention on the region disappeared. To be honest: Until a few months ago I would probably not have found the Republika Srpska on a nameless map. Republika Srpska is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other is the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The region is back in global public because of one man: Milorad Dodik
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We invite you to participate in our free Webinar “Prospects for change in Russia & Europe’s role in Russia’s political tranformation” on Monday, 10.01.2022 at 20:30 CET with Natalia Pelevina and Dmitry Bridzhe as speakers.
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Read moreWill Lukashenko win his dreadful strategic game?
JOHANNES EBER This article was originally written for the “Good morning Europe” blog (www.goodmorningeurope.substack.com) by Johannes Eber. We were given permission to publish this article on the European Liberals for Reform blog. Will Lukashenko win his dreadful strategic game? The
Read moreShould we trust politicians?
ERIC MIZZONI In late 2016, on the occasion of his 85th birthday, former Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs and D66 party prominent Jan Terlouw held an emotional speech on television calling for trust. Trust from the people towards politics, as
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