30th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union
Today we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the end of the Soviet Union. On December 25, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as president of the Soviet Union, declaring the office extinct…
Prospects for change in Russia & Europe’s role in Russia’s political transformation: European Liberals for Reform Webinar
Russia is in a stalemate: Real politics are nonexistent, economic decline is evident, no trace of democracy is left. Opposition members have been killed, imprisoned or forced out of the…
European Culture: Aranjuez
What’s special about Europe and Aranjuez? I would say that culture is the most distinguishing aspect of Europe. And Aranjuez certainly has pride of place among the cultural highlights of…
The Daily Miracle
Quote of the day:”…phrase used by The New York Times to describe the process of reporting, writing, editing, and, especially, printing and distributing its print product: “the daily miracle.” Your…
Will Russia attack Ukraine? “There are no rational arguments, but Russia is not rational”
Paweł Wroński interviews Robert Pszczel, former NATO representative in Russia. Pszczel makes the point that decision-making in Russia is driven exclusively by Putin, who doesn’t have a rational vision of…
Polish parliament targets TVN with media law
On Friday 17th December, the Polish ruling party PiS unexpectedly passed legislation restricting press freedom, targeting the independent TV channel TVN, owned by the US company Discovery. The law is…
Human Rights day 2021
The Human Rights day is an opportunity to celebrate achievements in the field, as we’ve made considerable progress since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the…
I bet you’ve never heard about the U3A?
Can you think of a grassroots, volunteer driven movement, with great social relevance? I bet that, if you are under 60 years of age, you will not think of the…
Modelling and simulation based on examples from transportation and health care” with Paweł Kołodziejczyk – ELfR event
Speaker: Paweł KołodziejczykModeration: Ben Burgers Monday 24 January 2022 20:30 CET All models are wrong, just some are useful. Informed policy making with modelling and simulation based on examples from…
Prospects for change in Russia & Europe’s role in Russia’s political transformation – ELfR webinar
Zoom event: Monday 10 January 2022 20:30 CET Russia is in a stalemate: Real politics are nonexistent, economic decline is evident, no trace of democracy is left. Opposition members have…