Nearly four months after parliamentary elections in which the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) of President Aleksandar Vucic gained a supermajority of seats, Serbia’s Prime Minister...
Over the past several years, Russia, its government agencies, and affiliated groups have used a combination of social media savvy and disinformation strategies to further Russian influence. In this paper, the Czech and Estonian responses are explored and offered as robust...
A long-awaited parliamentary report in the United Kingdom asserts Russia may have influenced the Brexit referendum; more importantly, the UK government did little to find out and prevent it.
February 19, 2020
| Heather A. Conley, Donatienne Ruy From European Election Watch Ireland's election yielded a fractured political landscape. The two mainstream parties are considering a grand coalition to keep Sinn Fein out but voters have asked for change; they should beware the consequences of denying voters' choice.
There is a tendency to cheer the role that gas has played in reducing coal use, but that might oversimplify the forces at play. Gas is playing a role in reducing coal consumption in Europe, but that role is neither simple nor straightforward.
December 13, 2019
| Donatienne Ruy From Brexit Bits, Bobs, and Blogs Results in the UK election have once again taken people by surprise. What dynamics have emerged from early returns?
December 5, 2019
| Heather A. Conley, Donatienne Ruy From Brexit Bits, Bobs, and Blogs Though polls lean toward a Conservative majority, next week's UK general election is still up in the air and many factors could influence the results.