Democracy Without Borders
Leading Russian oppositionists say no democratization of Russia without a Ukrainian victory.
Feb. 19, 2023
War in Ukraine
Journalist Maria Ponomarenko, mother of two, is likely to spend nearly all of the next decade in a Russian prison. Her crime? Telling the truth about Russia’s crimes in Ukraine.
Feb. 7, 2023
“I remember in 2014 we were facing the same brutal repression from the authoritarian and anti-democratic regimes that held us down.”
Jan. 15, 2023
War in Ukraine
Treated differently by the occupiers, one Kazakhstan citizen describes atrocities against Ukrainians that he can only describe as genocide.
Jan. 14, 2023
2023 is a year when liberal democracy will continue to be tested to its limits – it must be defended.
Jan. 1, 2023
War in Ukraine
Over the course of the past year the myth that top-down dictatorships better suited to our rapidly changing times has been put to lie.
Dec. 31, 2022
War in Ukraine
"I am not fighting my motherland. I am fighting against Putin's regime, against evil".
Dec. 28, 2022
War in Ukraine
Despite their efforts, some of the Russians helping Ukrainians are uncomfortable about admitting who they are.
Dec. 14, 2022
Nobel
The representatives of the Nobel Peace Prize laureates were presented with diplomas and gold medals and gave their acceptance speeches.
Dec. 12, 2022
Jailed Belarusian opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova, who is serving a long prison term, has been admitted to intensive care in hospital, her allies from the Belarusian democratic opposition said on
Nov. 30, 2022
War in Ukraine
Last week, the first Congress of People’s Deputies from Russia was held in historic Jabłonna, Poland, in the very building where the famed roundtable talks between the Solidarity Movement and communis
Nov. 23, 2022
I visited the capital of Romania, Bucharest, on a business trip recently. The city impressed me not only with its architecture, but also with its extraordinary hospitality. It’s also worth mentioning
Nov. 23, 2022
Russia’s war in Ukraine and the imperialistic nature of President Vladimir Putin’s geopolitical narrative towards former Soviet countries has fed a renewed sense of hope in Chechnya. In many ways Ukra
Nov. 19, 2022
According to Belarusian opposition activist Vitali Shkliarov, “Of European leaders, only Lukashenko, Putin and Zelensky haven’t met with Tsikhanouskaya, yet.”
Nov. 18, 2022
Belarus
The Belarusian military could directly participate in Russia’s war against Ukraine. Vitali Shkliarov, the Belarusian and American political strategist, claims that Belarusians simply have no choice. H
Nov. 16, 2022
The probability of a new Russian attack on Ukraine from Belarus has been actively discussed in recent months. Vitali Shkliarov, a Belarusian and American political strategist, believes that an attack
Nov. 15, 2022