Epochal Serbian Election Pits Students Against Vucic: “Today, the only ideology in Serbia is that of toppling the government, halting corruption, and freeing the media.” tol.org/client/article/epoch…

Is the U.S. limiting Starlink in Ukraine? The Consequences Could Be Catastrophic: Ukraine has depended on Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite system since shortly after Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. tol.org/client/article/is-th…

How Authoritarian States Are Building an International Market for Digital Surveillance: The main danger of AI in authoritarian regimes is the ability to suppress any protest. tol.org/client/article/how-a…

Kazakhstan’s VP Represents New Generation of Leaders: The media-savvy political scientist has emerged as a potential successor to Kazakhstan’s president. But his vision of a modern nation comes with strict limits on dissent. tol.org/client/article/kazak…

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Magyar the Savior Is Doing His Best, and the Hungarians Like It So Far: The new prime minister has been governing the country for nearly half a year and is spreading optimism all around him. tol.org/client/article/magya…

A Country Between Being and Nothing: In search of traces of the Belarusian diaspora in the West after 1945, the poet Volha Hapeyeva considers how language and literature provide a sense of belonging away from home. tol.org/client/article/a-cou…

Is Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev Russia’s Next Trojan Horse in Europe? Rumen Radev’s sympathy for Moscow invites comparisons with Viktor Orban. But his record suggests a more cautious approach to challenging the EU. tol.org/client/article/is-bu…

Tsunami of War: Often downplayed by Western historians, the buildup to and course of World War I in the east laid the foundation for even more traumatic events to come. tol.org/client/article/tsuna…

The Bosnian Political Carousel: The nationalists’ victory at the polls comes as no surprise, while the record-low turnout reflects a sense of resignation. tol.org/client/article/the-b…

Myths of Munich: The notorious agreement was a disgrace. But some of the story is misunderstood. tol.org/client/article/myths…

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Serbia’s Great Reversal: Ratko Mladic’s glorification exposes Serbia’s failure to confront its wartime past - and raises the stakes for a student movement challenging Aleksandar Vucic’s rule. tol.org/client/article/serbi…

After Nagorno-Karabakh, Where Next for Azerbaijani Young Men? - With the long conflict with Armenia over, many are questioning the traditional role of military service as a rite of manhood. tol.org/client/article/after…

The Polish far right and Russian propaganda are already inciting hatred against the accused killer of a priest. Other voices urge not convicting him because of his nationality. tol.org/client/article/one-p…

New U.S. Sanctions Law Can Squeeze Russia – With Help: The Graham Act protects U.S. sanctions from White House meddling, but Ukraine’s strikes on Russian oil may still be the stronger bargaining chip. tol.org/client/article/new-u…

Czechia - The Edge Between Two Cultures: The first generation of Vietnamese immigrants survived; the second generation is figuring out who they are now that survival isn’t the end goal. tol.org/client/article/the-e…

Freedom Was Just the Beginning for Eastern Europe’s Media: After communism, journalists gained freedom but faced political pressure, economic insecurity, and internal divisions. tol.org/client/article/freed…

On 7 September 2026, Transitions co-organized a pre-conference at the ECREA 2026 European Communication Conference in Brno, “Communication and Democratic Resilience: Perspectives and Pathways,” transitionsmedia.org/2026/09…

Peace Out, Man: The Slovak prime minister’s comments on NATO were naive – and deliberate. tol.org/client/article/peace…