Zelensky isn’t the first leader to feel frustrated by the E.U. Julia Gray - March 17, 2022 Other countries committed to joining, yet have no clear path to full membership
Biden wants to reassure allies that the U.S. is still interested in their security Brian Blankenship - March 3, 2021 Here’s why reassurances work.
60 or so secessionist movements around the world want independence in 2020. Guess which one might succeed. Ryan Griffiths - January 3, 2020 International pressure helped these South Pacific islands move toward statehood
North Macedonia won’t be joining the E.U. anytime soon. Did the E.U. lose its peak leverage? Liljana Cvetanoska - November 14, 2019 Here’s a look at what happened — and what it means for Europe and the Balkans
Bulgaria’s turn to lead the Council of the European Union just ended. How did things go? Julia Rone - July 5, 2018 [caption id="attachment_75346" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The European Union flag flutters on
Catalonia is just the most recent referendum on sovereignty. Why are they proliferating? Micha Germann and Fernando Mendez - March 27, 2018 [caption id="attachment_71488" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Catalan regional police officers block the
Russia has been meddling in foreign elections for decades. Has it made a difference? Lucan Way and Adam E. Casey - January 8, 2018 Russian interference in the 2016 election has gotten an enormous amount
Kurdistan and Catalonia are voting on independence. Welcome to the age of secession. Ryan Griffiths - September 23, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63871" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A crowd of protesters gather outside
Why are the Western Balkans in crisis? These are the three primary tensions. Ingrid Bego - June 26, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58968" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In Macedonia, the Social Democratic Party's
What does Putin really want? Trump’s presidency will show us. Yuval Weber - December 28, 2016 [caption id="attachment_51837" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A billboard by a pro-Serbian movement
Does ‘draining the swamp’ mean what the Kremlin thinks it means? Lev Marder - December 22, 2016 [caption id="attachment_51687" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A billboard by a pro-Serbian movement
Russia has a years-long plot to influence Balkan politics. The U.S. can learn a lot from it. Jarosław Wiśniewski - September 19, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46382" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during
Kosovo’s parliament is being tear-gassed because of a border dispute. Here’s how it could get worse. Sandra Joireman - September 8, 2016 [caption id="attachment_45958" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Kosovo police officers in gas masks
There are 4 reasons countries dissolve their parliaments. Here’s why Serbia did. Casal Bértoa and Boban Stojanović - April 22, 2016 [caption id="attachment_39498" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Serbian Radical Party supporters light torches
Additional Commentary on Moscow Mayoral Elections Joshua Tucker - September 9, 2013 University of North Carolina political scientist Graeme Robertson and Kings
Request for Election Reports Authors Joshua Tucker - September 4, 2012 Some exciting news regarding our Election Reports series: we have
Who Should Lead a Multipolar World? Erik Voeten - October 8, 2010 Below is another guest post from the formidable James Vreeland
Politics Everywhere: Who Gets to Be “Macedonia”? John Sides - July 24, 2009 bq. The European Union is a club with a long