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Eastern European Politics

How Romania's far right turned myth into power

May 22, 2025

Romania’s 2025 elections and the allure of anti-intellectualism

May 22, 2025

The student movement challenging state and societal ‘capture’ in Serbia

May 14, 2025

How Gen Z students are leading transnational resistance

May 12, 2025

Slovakia and the future of Europe

April 22, 2025
April 3, 2025

Seeing is believing: how protest visuals are rewriting Romania’s future

Mimi Mihăilescu A picture may be worth a thousand words, but protest visuals, especially during political upheaval, read like novels. Mimi Mihăilescu shows how visuals aren't just for documentation – they persuade, polarise, and shape public opinion. In Romania, where two protest factions are currently clashing, visuals are on the frontline of political warfare Read more
March 4, 2025

Elon Musk, Călin Georgescu and the Soros spectacle

Mimi Mihăilescu Elon Musk has endorsed Călin Georgescu as Romania's next president. But what happens when a tech billionaire and a far-right Romanian politician collide? A political firestorm. In a world where billionaires and populists are manipulating elections in the name of 'democracy', Mimi Mihăilescu shows how Musk has succeeded in weaponising Romania's sovereignty Read more
March 3, 2025

Hungary and the future of Europe

John Chin On 1 January, Hungary's six-month presidency of the EU Council ended and the EU made the unprecedented decision to withhold aid to Hungary over rule-of-law violations. John Chin and Mirren Hibbert put these developments in the context of continuing democratic backsliding in Hungary – and divisions over the future of Europe Read more
February 28, 2025

🧭 EU enlargement is about narratives, not just policy

Milica Uvalić The EU and the Western Balkan countries view enlargement differently. Milica Uvalić argues that despite renewed EU engagement since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, misperceptions persist, hindering Western Balkan countries’ accession. Bridging these misunderstandings is crucial to revitalising the process and aligning expectations for a shared European future Read more
February 4, 2025

Promoting Poland’s democratic U-turn

John Chin On 1 January, Poland took over the rotating EU presidency from Hungary. John Chin and Ellie Kim outline the stakes for Europe, and the imperative of promoting a democratic U-turn in central Europe – and Poland itself – after years of democratic backsliding Read more

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