The Globalist

Czech capital’s mayor stands up to China and positions himself both on principle and in Czech politics.

In three weeks British voters decide on the fate the biggest left-wing political offer made in a western democracy since 1981.

Germany’s parties on the left are only a few percentage points short of a potential majority.

The battle against authoritarianism engulfs much of Eastern and Central Europe. Romania may emerge as a beacon of democratic hope.

Thanks to interventions by Washington or Brussels, Nord Stream 2 may end up either not being completed or, once completed, find that much of the pipeline cannot in fact be used.

Polarized and despondent, the Czech Republic is not a happy place. Despite rising living standards, Czechs are stuck in a national malaise.

PiS aims to create a repressive, homogeneous society not much different from the late unlamented Polish People’s Republic — albeit in the name of Jesus Christ, not Karl Marx.

How the market economy changed lives: East Europeans assess 30 years of freedom.

The fall of the Berlin Wall signaled a rebirth of freedom, liberating millions who had been trapped for two generations on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain.

How the market economy changed lives: East Europeans assess 30 years of freedom.