After the Backlash: China’s New Bargain with Central Asia
China’s economic ventures in the region have often met resistance, but Beijing has softened its approach as bilateral ties deepen.
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Solutions Journalism
Schools for All
Long consigned to lower-quality schools, Roma in two Czech communities are doing well in mainstream schools thanks to innovative reforms and local political support. From Okraj.
Ukraine Breaks Crucial ‘Link’ to Healing Foreign Soldiers
Red tape has dealt a serious blow to a grassroots Belarusian-Ukrainian project that has successfully rehabilitated hundreds of volunteers who fought for Ukraine.
Rewilding Amid War in the Danube Delta
Even as Russia’s war scars the landscape, conservationists in southern Ukraine are reintroducing lost species to restore Europe’s largest wetland, showing how nature recovery can persist amid conflict.
Ten Saturdays That Might Save a Profession
“The task was insane: prepare someone in a very short time so they can sit at a news desk and not drown.”
How Ukrainian Women are Turning Mourning Into Meaning
“That I was helping others saved me from falling into the abyss of grief,” says the co-founder of a support group.
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Commentary
The Return of the Algorithm Men
A scientist who could work anywhere chose Bulgaria.
Why Holding Elections Now May Not Be the Best for Ukraine
Ukraine’s next election is essential for its democratic future, but holding one while the country is still under attack by Russia may undermine the exact democracy it’s meant to preserve. From The Conversation.
The War Criminal Is Dead, but Lies About the Heroic General Live On
Mladic never admitted guilt, and his defense was chillingly simple: “I fought for my nation.”
Opinion: A Partnership Whose Time Has Come
Bulgaria, Albania, and Kosovo enjoy relations that are unhindered by the types of conflict often seen in the Balkans. Now is an appropriate moment to give this favorable foundation a more coherent strategic direction. From Mr.East.eu via the German Marshall Fund.
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Rescuing Art From Ukraine’s War Zones
Curators and local officials keep working to save what they can amid Russia’s deliberate strikes on cultural infrastructure and theft of countless artworks.
The Tenacious Women Horseback Archers of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz athletes are reviving old traditions and strengthening their national identity at this year’s World Nomad Games. From Eurasianet.
The Balkan Shadow Timber Trade
How policy delays and historic governance gaps fuel illegal logging in Albania and across the region.
Russia’s Employers Reveal the Limits of Putin’s Wartime Consensus
While Putin promises Russia’s war veterans who fought in Ukraine great honor, privileges, and a place among the elite, their return to civilian life and entry into the labor market paints a very different picture. From the LSE European Politics blog.
Aging in the Heat
Why the Czech Republic’s senior care system isn’t equipped for a changing climate.
