eastern Europe

August 21, 2020

President Alexander Lukashenka of Belarus has stayed in power for 26 years by being a master tactician. But he has seriously mishandled opposition protests, says a Belarus-born scholar of Eastern European politics.

Conflict & Justice

Opposition figure calls for 'new, democratic, open country called Belarus'

The World

August 14, 2020

Mass protests in Belarus have been met by violent crackdowns after the recent election. Veronika Tsepkalo, who helped create one of the largest expressions of dissent Belarus has seen in years, joined The World's host Marco Werman from Moscow to talk about the latest events.

Global Politics

As Poland’s Duda seeks election ‘Trump bump,’ Putin looks to revise history

The World

June 26, 2020

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Applebaum speaks with The World's Marco Werman about the presidential photo-op between the United States' Donald Trump and Poland's Andrzej Duda, and how President Vladimir Putin's efforts at historical revisionism play into security considerations on NATO's eastern flank.

Olga Tokarczuk destined to win Nobel Prize, says Jennifer Croft, her translator

The World

October 10, 2019

Olga Tokarczuk, 57, won the Nobel Prize for "a narrative imagination that with encyclopedic passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life," according to the Swedish Academy, which chooses the literature laureate.

Trump scandal threatens to derail Ukraine's anti-corruption efforts

The World

October 03, 2019

Ukrainians are accustomed to powerful forces meddling in their judicial system, Anne Applebaum, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and expert on central and Eastern Europe, tells The World's host, Marco Werman. But even as they find corruption foisted on them by their most important ally in Washington, DC, Ukrainians have remained determined to root out unethical practices in their own country.

Immigration

Cuccinelli’s ‘bootstraps’ line reflects historical amnesia of ‘public charge’

The World

August 15, 2019

The "likely to become a public charge" clause originally targeted southern and eastern European immigrants. It has since become a tool to exclude "undesirable" immigrants du jour.

Arts, Culture & Media

'World Heritage' site selection is Eurocentric – and that shapes which historic places get love and money

The Conversation

May 24, 2019

Among the 845 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, a surprisingly high number are located in just a few European countries, and even more are based off European influence. This has serious implications about the cultural preservation for the history of much of the rest of the world's people.

Conflict

NATO agreed Georgia would join. Why hasn’t it happened?

The World

March 27, 2019

The Republic of Georgia has been waiting to join NATO for more than a decade. Why hasn't it happened?

Religion

Ukrainian Orthodox Church gains independence from Moscow: ‘We have been waiting for this’

GlobalPost

January 10, 2019

Ukrainians celebrate church independence, but the blessing from Istanbul deepens the tension and conflict with Russia.

Immigration Rewind

How 16 Americans found family, faith and their immigrant roots — generations after their parents left their homelands

The World

November 22, 2018

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02/18/2019 - 4:15pm

Through war and Islamophobia, a generation thought they might have lost their histories and faith in Eastern Europe. But, unexpectedly, they found it again.

eastern Europe

Belarus, explained: How Europe's last dictator could fall

Opposition figure calls for 'new, democratic, open country called Belarus'

As Poland’s Duda seeks election ‘Trump bump,’ Putin looks to revise history

Olga Tokarczuk destined to win Nobel Prize, says Jennifer Croft, her translator

Trump scandal threatens to derail Ukraine's anti-corruption efforts

Cuccinelli’s ‘bootstraps’ line reflects historical amnesia of ‘public charge’

'World Heritage' site selection is Eurocentric – and that shapes which historic places get love and money

NATO agreed Georgia would join. Why hasn’t it happened?

Ukrainian Orthodox Church gains independence from Moscow: ‘We have been waiting for this’

How 16 Americans found family, faith and their immigrant roots — generations after their parents left their homelands

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