Café Kosovo
The Balkans: History Debunked
A small café in Prizren: The microcosm of the Balkans in all its complexities and contradictions. Vignettes from the south of Kosovo.
At the crossroads
The Tug of War for Central Europe’s Future
History is no Autobahn. The region’s fate will be decided by who will prevail: liberals or autocrats.
Defining Central Europe
The Third Dimension
Skopje impressions
Back Back to Positive Things
Czech Republic
It’s Too Early to Say It’s Over
My dad and my country: My complicated relationship with my father and my fatherland. Two stories, some parallels.
The Populist Déjà-vu
How Populism Is Conquering The Continent
A missed lesson of history? A century after Mussolini, liberal elite inclusion of the far right is again strengthening its appeal.
Tech-Scene Sofia
How Bulgaria Got Its MIT
Can Eastern Europe’s first-of-its-kind AI Institute bring its brightest minds home?
Obituary
The Legacy of Karel Schwarzenberg
Column
More Vistula and Danube Less Rhine
EU’s leadership needs to pivot to the East if it wants to be truly geopolitical. Why not Sikorski and Kallas as High Representatives and Johannis as President of the European Council?
Pan-european Polycrisis
Europe‘s Vertigo Moment
Climate change, migration, war. Europe is reeling. Pushed to the brink by more than a decade of crises, the continent is at a tipping point.