Hungary is leading European engagement with Turkic nations, with its motives rooted in a nationalist narrative that benefits Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. In mid-November 2022, the leaders of ...

Internet memes have become an integral part of contemporary online culture and some of the most common social media approaches to commenting on current events and issues. Meme formats come and go, but ...

The first significant Russian strategic defeat as a direct consequence of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine is the loss of its Mediterranean outpost. Vladimir Putin’s obsession with Ukraine has led ...

In the race for semiconductor self-sufficiency, Poland has become one of Europe’s leading contenders—carving out a space for itself in a market dominated by the world’s tech giants. The global ...

In the latest of a series of articles drawing on the original analysis and data collected by Emerging Europe as part of our Future of IT report, we look at Belarus, a once promising IT sector ...

In the latest of our new series drawing on the original analysis and data collected by Emerging Europe as part of our Future of IT report, we look at Hungary. Any in-depth look at Hungary’s IT sector ...

Ukraine’s Orthodox Church split from its Russian counterpart in 2018. We explain why. In October 2018, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church officially split from its Russian counterpart, after more than 300 ...

In the contemporary horror pantheon, one creature stands above all others. Undying in myths, and undying in popularity. It is of course, the vampire. Since the 19th century, the vampire has captured ...

Nearshoring has evolved from an appealing notion to a strategic imperative for many international firms, propelled by supply-chain disruptions, shifting cost calculations, and geopolitical ...

If referring to emerging Europe as ‘Eastern’ Europe reinforces Cold War-era stereotypes irrelevant in the 21st century, is the idea of classifying nations as ‘Slavic’ similarly problematic? Google the ...

Poland has long been a cultural powerhouse. The birthplace of no fewer than six Nobel Literature Prize laureates (most recently Olga Tokarczuk in 2018), the country can also boast a giant of science ...

In Ukraine’s darkest hours, a constellation of tiny satellites has provided a crucial lifeline. Yet the very technology that lifts the fog of war also casts a troubling shadow over Kyiv’s strategic ...