The Ghost of the Past

Mr. Putin is motivated by historical nostalgia which is out of touch with reality

An Unassuming Moderator

With Denmark presiding over the EU, the Union could put the problems of Ukraine and Eastern Europe on the back-burner but will still keep a close eye on political prisoners in Ukraine

The Right to Protection

Genevieve Garrigos, President of Amnesty International France, talks about how to defend human rights

Turbulent Times

2012 bodes troubles for most of the world

Running Away From Communism

Ronaldas Racinkas, who is tasked with providing a legal assessment of the crimes committed by totalitarian regimes against Lithuanians, speaks on his country’s successes and its failures in saying goodbye to its Soviet legacy

A Dead Hand on the Red Button

The nuclear arms race goes on, even though nuclear weapons are becoming less important

Transnistria In a Haze

The self-proclaimed republic is preparing for its fifth presidential election. Is there a replacement for Igor Smirnov?

Invitation to Asiope

Russian politician and historian Yurii Afanasiev talks about the Russian System and the pressure it exerts on Ukraine

Do the Russians Want War?

The government is consolidating the Russian nation to build up “the military power of the state”

Belarus Sold

Cheap fuel may cost Belarus its sovereignty. Is Ukraine next?

Yanukovch Won’t Stay Long

Boris Nemtsov, Russian politician and a leader of the Solidarity opposition movement and People’s Freedom Party (PARNAS), talks about Yulia Tymoshenko’s case and the mistakes of Russian democrats

Yuri Shmidt: “Ukraine Has Not Passed the Point of No Return”

Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s attorney speaks about the foundations of the Soviet protest movement and the prospects of similar movements today, the hopes of the Russian opposition for Ukraine and possible ways to separate the judiciary from the executive in former Soviet republics.

Dancing With Chechnya

Two decades after Dzhokhar Dudayev proclaimed Chechnya’s independence from Russia, the Chechen Republic turned into a shining example of the Kremlin’s method of handling “collected” lands

Finland Finds What Everyone Else is Looking For

Scandinavian anthropologist and sociologist Hans-Jørgen Wallin Weihe talks about historical traumas, college independence and existential challenges

The World After 9/11

On September 11, 2011, the world was transformed and Ukraine was among the first to experience the changes

Oleg Kalugin: “Putin Is a Temporary Twist In History”

Kalugin, currently a professor at the Center for Counterintelligence and Security Studies, speaks about Vladimir Putin’s use of Stalinist methods and the Russian Orthodox Church as a servant of the FSB

France’s Greens See Tymoshenko Trial as “Political Revenge”

The political party “Europe – Ecology – Greens” is one of France’s few political forces gaining a wider support base

Anarchy in the UK

Riots entrench views rather than change minds

Europe is Facing the Other Way

Poland has the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) since July. Will Ukraine benefit from this?

The Confused Propaganda

Russian myths about a “common victorious war” result from distorted terminology and historical facts

Marriage Of Convenience

Paris does not resist a downpour of Russian money

Electronic Democracy

Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications Juhan Parts: “Building a new democratic state in Estonia and implementing e-government went hand in hand”

A Well-Designed Duma

The Kremlin is being forced to be creative to assure a landslide victory

Formal Democracy

Looking at PACE President Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, one realises it is naïve to hope that politicians who easily find a common language with authoritarian regimes will unreservedly commit themselves to protecting human rights

“The Regime Will Not Last More Than Two Years”

Siargei Vysotsky, leader of the Belarusian Freedom Party, speaks about Alexander Lukashenko’s dead end, anti-Russian sentiments and clerical servility

A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned

David Cameron managed to maintain popularity of the British government. While the burden of dissatisfied voters was taken by Liberal Democrats