The failure of the European Commission to activate the rule-of-law mechanism and prevent Poland and Hungary from benefiting from EU funds is being hailed as a victory in Budapest. Warsaw is still mad about being forced to reverse its judicial reforms. The pro-government daily Magyar Nemzet was celebrating as a …

The West should see its humiliation in Afghanistan as a wake-up call to reconsider its strategies in other parts of the world – like the Balkans. “The very same politicians who told us that Afghanistan was critical, that was worth dying for, that was the existential threat to global security… …

Never before seen as a priority for impoverished Serb voters, green issues are forcing themselves onto the political agenda ahead of elections expected next year, with repercussions for the ruling party and its longtime opponents. From protests against small hydropower plants in the south to anger over air pollution made …