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Content covering countries in Eastern Europe, including Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia, and more.

Past Events

The Future of the Russian Opposition

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Natalia Pelevina, Konstantin Sonin, Dina Smeltz, and Olga Kamenchuk discuss the future of Russia's opposition movement and the challenges Russian activists are facing.

Feb 20
Speakers on stage. From left to right: Olga Kamenchuk, Konstantin Sonin, Dina Smeltz, Natalia Pelevina
Ana Miyares Photography

Democracy in Exile: A Conversation with Belarus's Opposition Leader

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya discusses the country’s struggle for democracy.

Sep 27
A conversation with Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Juliet Sorensen as they discuss the country’s struggle for democracy on stage at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
Ana Miyares Photography
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Commentary & Analysis

Putin Stalls Ceasefire & Europeans See Trump as a Threat

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Susan Glasser, Anton La Guardia, and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his hands up and speaks into a microphone during a news conference on March 13, 2025.
Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP
Global Politics

Trump Has His Eyes on a Bigger Prize than the US-Ukraine Mineral Deal

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Trump desperately wants to be seen as the one who ends the war in Ukraine and thinks the mineral agreement will help him do that, Paul Poast argues.

President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Trump Tower
Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP
US Foreign Policy
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Research

Russians Rather Endure Sanctions than Concede Ukraine War

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Most believe Russia should continue to pursue an independent foreign policy despite the sanctions, which are attributed to the West’s hostility and misunderstanding of the situation in Ukraine.

A man stands at a currency exchange office in St. Petersburg, Russia
Dmitri Lovetsky / AP
Public Opinion

Three in Four Russians Expect Military Victory over Ukraine

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

But the public is more ready than ever to enter peace negotiations.

Women walk past a billboard with a portrait of a Russian soldier awarded for action in Ukraine and the words Glory to the heroes of Russia
Dmitri Lovetsky / AP
Public Opinion
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