What will happen in Russia tomorrow? This question is asked by quite many people: from political scientists to ordinary citizens. Most Russians probably don’t even think about it, simply because they have a huge number of problems and worries on…
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Western Media Coverage and the Ukrainian Invasion
The Russo-Ukrainian war is a conflict that has been going on since 2014, beginning with the illegal annexation of the Crimean Peninsula, and an uprisal of Russian separatists in the Donbas-region. At that time, international media corporations wrote about the…
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On Brussels: Old Challenges Reemerge
Find Luke‘s other articles On Brussels here. As Christmas rolls around again, many in Brussels had been hoping that the long-sought period of post-Brexit reflection could finally come to pass. This is not to be. On 22 November, Austria entered its fourth…
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On Brussels: The Eastern Front
Find Luke‘s other articles On Brussels here. The long-fraught relationship between the EU and Belarus has taken a new, darker turn — one with wide-reaching ramifications for both the EU and Minsk’s ally Moscow. In the summer of 2020, the EU, led…
Serhii Sternenko: the Liberal Journey of a Ukrainian Joshua Wong
Kyiv (Ukraine). It was a typical sultry summer day when Serhii (born 1995) entered the Kyiv headquarters of the Liberal Democratic League of Ukraine. Around 42 days had passed since his release from illegal detention in the city of Odesa.…
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On Brussels: Neighbourly Bridges
Find Luke‘s other articles On Brussels here. There is now a distinct, tangible light at the end of the impossibly long Covid-19 tunnel. Brussels is now approaching that light. But this past month has thrown up fresh sets of challenges involving two…
In Memoriam of Crimea
Every Ukrainian has a certain story about Crimea. For everyone, Crimea was part of a family tradition, of shared memories with dear people, a part of family history. And, accordingly, the loss of Crimea has probably brought pain and sad…
On Brussels: A Troublesome Autumn Brews
Find Luke‘s other articles On Brussels here Across most of the world, cases of Covid-19 are surging. Some of the worst surges are in the EU. Germany, France, Spain, Belgium and The Netherlands are all struggling to contain the virus. Germany has…
Protests in Belarus: is Change Possible?
On August 9 Belarus held its Presidential elections. The first and only President of Belarus, Aliaksandr Lukashenka, claims to have won these elections with an 80% vote share against 10% for opposition candidate Tsikhanouskaya. Due to an (even for Belarus!)…
Belarus’s Youth Bloc: campaigning for youth, not for seats
On November 17, Belarusians will have the chance to vote for a new parliament. As President Lukashenka has maintained a tight grip over the election process for 25 years, Belarusian elections are usually barely newsworthy events. The real institutions of…
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