Europe and Russia
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“Paint Your Town Red:” An Interview With Councillor Matthew Brown
BY MELANIA PARZONKA – How did Preston, an impoverished city in Northern England, transform into one of the best places to live in the country? We talk to Councillor Matthew Brown, a proponent of community wealth building and the figure behind the “Preston model,” about his newly published book “Paint Your Town Red.”
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Unveiling Uzbekistan: The Photography of Umida Akhmedova
BY KIKI GRAY – Liberated or stuck in the past? Modern or traditional? The photography of Umida Akhmedova offers a glimpse into the lives of women in Uzbekistan.
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Orbán & Co. – A Beginner’s Guide to Dismantling Democracy Through Media
BY SZYMON BUTRYN – “Perhaps, upon opening this text, you may have hoped for a detailed explanation of the independent media struggle itself. What you have read instead is a beginner’s guide for dismantling newly established democracies.” Read our newest article about the crackdown on national and private media in Hungary and Poland.
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“Created by the Poor, Stolen by the Rich:” The Rise and Fall of the European Super League
BY TÁRLACH RUSSELL – The Super League fell apart in 48 hours due to pressure from UEFA, FIFA, and supporters’ clubs. The blatant money grab is a further move away from football’s working-class origins.
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Britain Cuts Aid to Yemen—But Keeps Funding Saudi Bombs
BY ED HARVEY – Rather than cutting military aid to Saudi Arabia for its war in Yemen, Boris Johnson has cut British humanitarian aid to the beleaguered region.
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A Nazi Chemical Cartel and the “Other” Nuremberg Trials
BY MARTHA PAPAPOSTOLOU – The Nuremberg Trials give us a sense of comfort: the victors of the war chose justice over vengeance. But they did not leave us with as blank a slate as one may think. Martha Papapostolou explains.
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A Passage to India?
BY ED HARVEY – As post-Brexit Britain reshuffles its foreign policy priorities, Ed Harvey discusses the ultimate obstacle in the UK’s relations with India: its colonial past.
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What the History of the Roma Can Tell Us About the Dangers of Surveillance Futures
BY ÉMILIE HERBERT-PONTONNIER – Governmental surveillance of citizens’ daily lives has reached a new high—raising fears that it’s here to stay. For the Roma community, such intrusion is nothing new.
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Protests in Belarus: A Second Ukraine?
BY VIKTOR SELIUKOV – As the Belarus protests continue for an eighth month, many have compared them to the 2014 Ukrainian revolution that overthrew Viktor Yanukovych. Viktor Seliukov examines how the unique factors that define the Belarusian and Ukrainian post-communist political realities make the two movements more different than they appear.
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Putin’s Gambit: Russia Takes Aim at Eastern Europe Once Again
BY SZYMON BUTRYN – Despite renewed opposition from European leaders, Putin still controls the board in Eastern Europe. Szymon Butryn explains.
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