Analysis Putin’s ‘history’ of Ukraine has an all-too Soviet legacy As Ukraine fights to protect its independence, the Russian president uses familiar rhetoric to deny Ukrainians the right to exist By Zbigniew Wojnowski / 25 Feb 2022
Opinion Václav Havel and the meaning of socialism Ten years on from his death, the Czech dissident and former leader may be a hero to the Right, but his ideas were radically egalitarian By Michael Hauser / 23 Jan 2022
Home Chronicles of culturological quackery The concept of culture as a 'driver of societies' that has become the lucky charm of nationalists, has its origins in the oeuvre of some prominent academics. By Martin Paleček / 10 Aug 2020
Home Turning fear into opportunity: a chance for smaller states Smaller states can make the best of a scary global situation by seeking deeper friendships. By Benjamin Tallis and Kristin Haugevik / 24 Mar 2020
Home The “genocide on mothers”: moral panic underpinning anti-gender campaigns in Czechia Has the new femonationalism solved the riddle of how to be a strong woman while supporting a fundamentally conservative patriarchal project? By Eva Svatonova / 16 Dec 2019
