By Sasson Ziv-Loewy While UK-US relations have been rocked in recent times by Donald Trump’s insistence on tariffs as the sole conduit of international trade, UK-EU trade relations are currently dealing with opposite problems. Brexit’s immigration and self-determination narratives may have flooded the headlines surrounding the UK’s decoupling with Europe, but the exit of the UK from the European single market is having consequences on … Continue reading A Poultry Economy
By Keira Klein and Mia Newman Introduction: 20 Days in Mariupol is an Oscar award-winning documentary that follows Associated Press reporter Mstyslav Chernov during the first 20 days of the Russia-Ukraine war in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. As a journalist, Chernov records the series of events as Russian forces attacked civilians and blocked humanitarian aid from entering the city. His captured footage is almost … Continue reading Film Review: 20 Days in Mariupol
By Sarah Garrett I spoke with a Tufts architecture student in her junior year, born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia. She has been active in recent Serbian student protests in her hometown and demonstrations in support of the student movement in Boston. She has requested to remain anonymous, concerned that the Serbian government might target her for her association with the student movement. While she … Continue reading Interview with a Serbian Protester
By Lucy O’Brien On November 1, 2024, a recently reconstructed concrete canopy collapsed at a railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia, killing 16 people. In the following weeks, the disaster became a catalyst for national outrage, as student protesters claimed the faulty construction exposed a broader trend of negligence and corruption in the Serbian government. Gatherings began as peaceful vigils held by local university students … Continue reading A Reckoning for Serbia: Massive Anti-Corruption Protests Persist
By Eva Zeltser and Anonymous Since 2020, Belarusian authorities have arbitrarily detained over 50,000 people for being linked to peaceful protests, with nearly 1,200 political prisoners remaining behind bars. As of 2024, the government has designated roughly 6,500 online resources as “extremist,” subjecting its users to criminal penalties. Reports from former prisoners and human rights institutions show widespread torture, isolation, and health risks inside prisons. … Continue reading Breaking Belarus’s Dictatorship
By Lauren Higuchi The three states of the Southern Caucasus—Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia—have been under Russia’s control since the 1800s. Now, nearly four decades after gaining independence, a crucial question emerges: are the Caucasus nations finally beginning to break away from Moscow’s sphere of influence? Armenia’s faith in Russia began to wane in the wake of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war with Azerbaijan, where Armenians felt … Continue reading Convergence or Divergence in The Caucus: A Comparative Analysis
By Nicholas Prather The incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace on September 9 and 10 signaled the beginning of a new era in European collective security. Across two days, about two dozen drones, each costing approximately $11,800 to assemble, entered Polish territory. Some advanced hundreds of kilometers deep into the country and threatened vital NATO infrastructure before being shot down. Similar Russian drone swarms … Continue reading Russia’s Drone Campaign: What Moscow’s Incursions into NATO Airspace Mean for the Future of European Deterrenceument
By Leah Glaspey Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the European Union (EU) responded with a comprehensive sanctions package on Russian goods. In return, Russia restricted gas flow into Europe to 20 percent capacity. Left with no other viable source for oil, Europe plunged into an energy crisis and intensified its focus on developing clean energy infrastructure. Independence from Russian oil meant the EU … Continue reading Maintaining Sovereignty Through Energy Independence
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