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January 31, 2025
Premier Rages as Slovaks Take to the Streets
Eight months after an assassination attempt, Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico is lashing out at a widening range of targets.
October 28, 2024
Slovakia’s Road to Nowhere (Yet)
One year into Robert Fico’s fourth term as prime minister, his nationalist-populist government is hiking taxes, while Slovaks’ relative spending power is stagnating.
May 16, 2024
‘You Built the Gallows’ — Slovak Premier’s Allies Accuse the Media After Shooting
Robert Fico remains in hospital after five hours of surgery; the perpetrator, whose motives are unclear, appears to have acted alone.
May 9, 2024
The State That Went Back to the Cold
Slovakia is becoming an intelligence black hole in the center of Europe, although it’s not alone.
April 30, 2024
Slovak-Czech Backlash Against Illiberal Rulers
Ordinary Slovak citizens are bypassing the government's block on arms to Ukraine.
April 8, 2024
Slovak Presidential Vote Completes Illiberal Clean Sweep
A populist ally of Prime Minister Robert Fico has been elected Slovakia's next president.
