Emerging EuropeKazakhstan Central Asia’s resource curse emerging-europe.com - Milana Nikolova Across the globe, countries with a wealth of natural resources are broadly authoritarian and corrupt. Central Asia is no exception.The Caspian Sea …
Emerging EuropeSputnik V Slovakian PM's secret purchase of Russian Covid-19 vaccine angers coalition partners emerging-europe.com - Milana Nikolova Slovakia has been thrown into a political crisis over a deal to acquire Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine that now threatens the country’s ruling …
Emerging EuropeAlexander Lukashenko Authoritarians emboldened by weak international response to events in Belarus emerging-europe.com - Marek Grzegorczyk Despite vocal support for the Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the international community has so far failed to ensure the re-run …
Emerging EuropeRights & Freedoms Polish human rights activists acquitted of offending religious feelings emerging-europe.com - Emerging Europe Amnesty International has welcomed the acquittal of three LGBT+ activists who drew attention to homophobia in Poland by pasting images of the Virgin …
Emerging EuropeAmazon Web Services Amazon launches retail operations in Poland at amazon.pl emerging-europe.com - Marek Grzegorczyk The launch of amazon.pl places the US giant in direct competition with local e-commerce retailer Allegro. Online retail giant Amazon has launched its …