How France turned its suburbs into powder kegs
France has been grappling for several decades with a phenomenon that has gradually evolved from an urban planning problem into one of the country’s key political challenges. This concerns the formation of suburban enclaves — the so-called banlieues — where social marginalisation, high unemployment, and ethnocultural segregation are concentrated. These…
Where is Babiš’s government leading the Czech Republic
The return of Andrej Babiš to the position of Prime Minister of the Czech Republic in December 2025 has led to noticeable shifts in Czech policy. His coalition with the far-right Freedom and Direct Democracy party (SPD) and the right-populist Motorists for Themselves (Motoristé sobě) formed a new configuration of…
The dependence of European far-right groups on external funding is greater than it appears
The rise in popularity of far-right parties in Europe has always been accompanied by questions about the transparency of their funding sources and the extent of their dependence on foreign influence. One of the least transparent and most difficult to trace methods of financing is cryptocurrency, as it allows entities…
The anti-corruption boomerang for Albania’s government
Albania had long been regarded by the European Union as one of the most promising accession candidates. The motivation was a sweeping judicial reform and the creation in 2019 of a specialized anti-corruption body, SPAK, designed to combat corruption at the highest levels. However, several years on, this very instrument…
Russia builds a recruitment and training network of saboteurs to destabilize Europe
In the spring of 2026, materials from an investigation by Moldovan law enforcement agencies made it possible to reconstruct in detail one of Russia’s largest hybrid operations. It concerns the creation of a transnational network involving the recruitment, training, and use of agents to destabilize the political situation both in…