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Category: Europe

Amid wave of anti-LGBT policy and autocratic rule in Poland, new abortion law sparks mass protests

by Matthew Slade16 Feb 202122 Dec 2025Leave a comment

Marchers defied coronavirus curfews in cities across the country in the largest protests since the fall of communism.

Europe, Explainer, IWSJ abortion, HumanRights, law, lgbt, lgbtq, poland, policy, rights, russia

Face-off: Does Turkey still belong in NATO?

by Matthew Slade30 Jan 202122 Dec 20251 Comment

Fellows Ryan and Matt debate increasing tension within the bloc and what it means for Ankara.

Europe, Face-off, North America european union, NATO, syria, turkey, united states

Is Turkey Overextending?

by Zissis Marmarelis2 Dec 202022 Dec 2025Leave a comment

Turkey is isolating itself through its expansionist foreign policy.

Europe, Middle East & North Africa, Russia, Caucasus, & Eurasia Eastern mediterranean, Greece, isolation, libya, nagorno-karabakh, Opinion, overextension, sanctions, syria, turkey

Living conditions worsen for asylum seekers on the Greek Island of Lesbos

by Amer Ammache12 Oct 202022 Dec 20251 Comment

Fires blazed across Moria camp leave 13,000 without water and shelter.

Europe, Explainer COVID-19, Greece, human security, politics, Refugees

Bulgaria: The forgotten anti-corruption protests

by Zissis Marmarelis3 Oct 202022 Dec 2025Leave a comment

Months of dramatic protests in Bulgaria have yet to generate desired international momentum.

Europe, Explainer anti-corruption, balkans, Borisov, Bulgaria, eastern europe, EPP, europe, european union, Euroskepticism, protests, wider europe

EU courts catastrophe in wake of democratic backsliding

by Ryan Witter1 Sep 202022 Dec 2025Leave a comment

Brussels’ dawdling in the face of rapid democratic erosion is a win for authoritarianism in Europe

Europe, Uncategorized brussels, eu, european union, hungary, immigration, Opinion, poland

Disputed Belarus election sparks mass demonstrations

by Matthew Slade19 Aug 202022 Dec 2025Leave a comment

Domestic opposition and international groups have questioned the legitimacy of the presidential election earlier this month.

Europe, Explainer belarus, belarus protests, election, mike pompeo, protests, putin

NATO takes a risk in adding North Macedonia to its ranks

by Ryan Witter28 May 202022 Dec 2025Leave a comment

The small Balkan nation officially acceded to NATO in late March, drawing Russia's aggression

Europe Opinion

Migrants protest in Lesvos, as EU struggles to process asylum requests

by Jack Tenney19 Mar 202022 Dec 2025Leave a comment

As the EU works to address the enduring migrant crisis, displaced migrants in Greece are losing hope of gaining asylum.

Europe, Explainer

Trump administration continues fight against Huawei 5G despite corporation’s inroads in Europe

by Ryan Witter24 Feb 202022 Dec 2025Leave a comment

The Trump administration scrambles to maintain its commitment to combat China's Huawei 5G technology.

East Asia, Europe, Explainer

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