Elections
Once a reliable partner of the West, Georgia is now becoming a Russian-style dictatorship. The West must do more to avert this outcome.
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August 7, 2025
Hope Endures for Georgia’s Democratic Opposition
The regime has cracked down hard, but the pro-democracy movement continues to evolve, and the population remains strongly pro-democracy.
July 17, 2025
Belarusian Prisoner Releases: The Dictator’s Gambit
The regime is probing to see if the West will make concessions. There are good grounds for skepticism.
June 30, 2025
Despotism Beckons as Georgia Jails Opponents
With the opposition increasingly hampered by a crackdown and its leaders jailed, Georgia is becoming a one-party state.
June 4, 2025
Gridlock Wins: What Next for Poland?
Poland’s presidential election brought renewed stalemate rather than resolution. The options for Prime Minister Donald Tusk are narrowing.
June 2, 2025
Barricades on Poland’s Rocky Road
The election of the right-wing candidate in Poland’s presidential election heralds a future of political disagreement.
May 21, 2025
Election Watchdog Jailed by Putin
Vladimir Putin is a master of fixing elections and rigging votes to demonstrate Russia’s Potemkin democracy. Those who ask questions get persecuted.
May 20, 2025
Poland’s Electoral Map Moves Rightward
There was no clear winner in Poland’s presidential vote, but the right performed well and may do so again in round two.
May 19, 2025
Romanian Centrist Victory Brings Relief to Allies
Ukraine and the European Union had been worrying about a sharp change of policy in a key European state.
May 19, 2025
Poland’s Two-Party Hold Is Broken
The first round of the presidential vote indicates something profound beneath the surface of Polish politics.