Dear Susan, Thank you, and if I may...
A letter to my US Senator
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Back on tour and ready to rumble....I mean listen
A brief update from Warsaw
Letter to a Ukrainian journalist
On the occasion of a broken alliance between nations, let's collaborate better as global citizens
'Dismantling institutions is easy, rebuilding is difficult'
One Hungarian journalist's warning to protect democratic values and public institutions
"We cannot allow ourselves to feel powerless"
A Ukrainian journalist reminds us of what is at stake
Quality Journalism Includes Stories of 'Resilience and Action'
Lessons from a Ukrainian journalist on the eve of the US elections
A Threat to Teachers Anywhere is a Threat to Teaching Everywhere
Bulgaria's new laws against LGBTQI "propaganda" in schools
'The adults are talking' (let's listen to the children)
Collecting questions ahead of my next trip to the Balkans
Footballing Failure & a National Psyche
Thirty years on from a moment of glory, Bulgarian fans struggle with the decline of their national team, and what it tells us about challenges beyond the field of play
There I was on a July Morning
The Uriah Heep song that came to represent change and hope, and spawned a holiday in Bulgaria
Eurosceptics Gain Momentum in the EU Parliament
Making sense of the recent EU elections
Turkey as the Kremlin Pitstop
Understanding the impact of loopholes in sanctions on Russia
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The Power of Sisu
Lessons from Finland in periods of rapid change
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The lasting grip of corruption
Understanding legal and psychological challenges to anti-corruption efforts
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Show US what democracy looks like, EU voters
Tuning in to the June elections for the European Parliament
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Spring awakening in Sofia
Baba Marta brings light in a dark time
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Explaining the exasperation with Westsplaining
I was speaking to a colleague about a recent event they participated in here in Sofia. This is someone whose expertise, like that of many of the analysts I am learning from and with, is very impressive. As impressive—if not more impressive—than most experts I booked on radio
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Daphne's Law and lessons from Malta
The EU takes a step toward protecting journalists from punitive lawsuits
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Losing ground on the information front
Declining press freedom in Slovakia
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Bird Sounds and Bad Math
The impact of disinformation on Europe's efforts to become carbon neutral
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The case for We-ification
Viewing the political action of hate groups around the globe through your local lens
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Shining a Light on a Disinformation Storm
The need to cover the impact of hybrid warfare on the Black Sea region and the war in Ukraine
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Austria’s veto power on the Schengen Area expansion, and how it hurts Europe
Word association time. What comes to mind when I mention Austria? Freud? Mozart? Wiener schnitzel? Falco? David Alaba? Franz Ferdinand, (the man, not the Scottish band)? The snow globe? Friedrich Hayek? A certain failed artist who we’d rather not think about yet must, given the state of the world?
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