Stories By Rest
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Media and Free Speech
Foreign Hands on Serbia’s Frequences: a Battle for REM
July 28, 2025In Serbia, the political system in certain areas functions only formally. The key battle for control...
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Migration: Сrime, Сulture, Сrisis
Pushback Against Migration Pact and Sovereignty Debates in Slovakia
July 28, 2025The European Union’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum, adopted by the European Parliament on 10...
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Judicial Overreach
Serbia’s Judicial Overhaul: From Hope to Hijacked Democracy
July 24, 2025On October 5, 2000, Serbia witnessed one of the world’s first successful colour revolutions. The socialist...
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France
United Kingdom & France – Channel Crossings Surge 2025: Evaluating France–UK Patrols and Proposed ‘One‑in‑One‑out’ Plan
July 24, 2025The English Channel, a narrow stretch of water separating the United Kingdom from mainland Europe, has...
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Electoral Integrity
Moldova’s Diaspora in Italy: Kishinev’s Secret Weapon and a Factor in Euro-Integration
July 23, 2025“Without Rome, there would be no victory for Maia Sandu” – this is how Moldovan analysts...
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National Sovereignty Under Siege
Who Owns Poland? Foreign Media Ownership as a Threat to National Sovereignty
July 22, 2025Poland’s media landscape has become the epicenter of a fundamental struggle over national sovereignty and democratic...
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Armenia
Nagorno-Karabakh Displaced: Right of Return Sabotaged, Rights Eroded in Exile
July 22, 2025In the aftermath of Azerbaijan’s 2020 war and 2023 offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), an estimated 100,000+...
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Judicial Overreach
Moldovan Lawyers’ Strike and the Crisis of Justice Reform Ahead of Elections
July 17, 2025Moldovan lawyers declared a nationwide strike from July 15–25, 2025 in protest against amendments to the Law on...
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Germany
The BlackRock Chancellor: How Friedrich Merz Blurred the Lines Between Politics and Finance
July 16, 2025The Transatlantic Power Broker Friedrich Merz occupies a unique position in post-Merkel Germany — not as...
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Italy
The Great Italian Experiment: Testing EU Solidarity Limits
July 15, 2025Italy stands at the epicenter of Europe’s migration crisis, bearing a disproportionate burden that has pushed...