Europe & Central Asia
Testing the waters: Suspected Russian activity challenges Europe’s support for Ukraine
22 May 2025
Methodology note The incidents in which Russia’s covert involvement is strongly suspected have prompted much interest recently.1U.S. Helsinki Commission, “Spotlight on the Shadow War: Inside Russia’s Attacks on NATO Territory,”…
Read MoreBombing into submission: Russian targeting of civilians and infrastructure in Ukraine
21 February 2025
Read in Ukrainian EnglishукраїнськаEnglish The third year of Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine saw Russia scale up its aerial campaign against civilians, resulting in a record-high spike in civilian targeting…
Read MoreGermany’s political polarization spills into the streets ahead of federal elections
17 February 2025
Election Watch Germany’s political polarization spills into the streets ahead of federal elections 17 February 2025 Since Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left coalition collapsed over budget squabbles and a lost confidence…
Read MoreGlobal demonstrations in response to the Middle East crisis
18 November 2024
The 7 October 2023 Hamas attack on southern Israel and Israel’s subsequent response across the region triggered a wave of demonstrations around the world, especially in the Middle East, North…
Read MoreGeorgia: An “existential” election
21 October 2024
The treatment of Georgian demonstrators during the passage of the infamous foreign agent law May could provide a preview of the tactics to be used should the outcome of the upcoming high-stake parliamentary election trigger unrest.
Read MoreIs radical group violence on the rise in the EU? | ACLED Insight
31 May 2024
Violent attacks on European politicians over the past two months, coinciding with the rising popularity of radical political parties ahead of the 9 June elections in Europe, have given the…
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