Archive | Brief Eastern Europe

Ukraine

Apr 28, 2025

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11 min read

📩 Will Vladimir stop?

Plus: Romania is preparing for elections

Giorgi Beroshvili

Eastern Europe

Apr 14, 2025

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10 min read

📩 Totalled

Central and Eastern European economies are heavily reliant on foreign trade. Car manufacturing being the industrial base of the region, tariffs on cars and auto parts could mean major economic fallout.

Giorgi Beroshvili

Belarus

Apr 7, 2025

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10 min read

📩 Trapped in Belarus

Anastasia Nuhfer was one of dozens of foreign nationals prosecuted in Belarus on protest-related charges. Today, other US citizens remain in detention, along with nationals from other countries.

Giorgi Beroshvili

Eastern Europe

Mar 31, 2025

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10 min read

📩 A world without grants

Almost immediately after taking office, the new US administration under President Donald Trump began scrutinising government spending both domestically and abroad, with foreign aid being the first target.

Giorgi Beroshvili

South Caucasus

Mar 24, 2025

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9 min read

📩 Deal or no deal?

On March 13th 2025 Armenia and Azerbaijan issued separate statements confirming that they had finalised the key points of the draft “Agreement on Peace and the Establishment of Interstate Relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia”, surprising many observers of the almost 30-year Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Giorgi Beroshvili

Security

Mar 17, 2025

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8 min read

📩 Just peace

Trump and Putin are set to talk after the visit of Steve Witkoff, the US special envoy.

Giorgi Beroshvili

The Balkans

Mar 10, 2025

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9 min read

📩 Perpetual crisis

In Bosnia, recently convicted Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik banned state-level institutions in Serb regions. Although this has been suspended by the Bosnian Constitutional Court, it still leaves the country in turmoil.

Giorgi Beroshvili

Eastern Europe