A wave of budgetary austerity is weakening Europe's defences. The armed forces of Europe will lose important skills and capabilities unless...
Fifteen years after the bloc's biggest expansion, Central Europe still doesn't feel part of the club.
by Tomas Valasek. There are two schools of thought on what the election of a new US president will mean for transatlantic relations.
by Tomas Valasek. There are growing signs that Russia's relations with NATO are on the mend. Senior Russian thinkers, some close to the...
Slovakia's populist prime minister, Robert Fico, has claimed opposition forces are planning a "Maidan"-style coup, referring to the popular...
by Tomas Valasek. Europe got the president it wanted on November 4th. Obama will have Europe's goodwill and with it, a window of opportunity...
by Tomas Valasek. Poland is shedding its 'new member-state' image and is instead trying to join the exclusive club of big EU countries.
Ukraine is turning inwards and becoming increasingly authoritarian. The new president, Viktor Yanukovich, has taken steps to muzzle...
There is a strategy: to undercut European solidarity in NATO and the European Union so the United States can exercise its economic and military power.
After Slovakia elected a populist president and a pro-Russian prime minister in a span of six months, the EU may be tempted to punish Bratislava.
A political commentator known for his critical analysis of Slovakia's foreign policy and its implications for democracy and human rights.
