Could a country’s shrinking labor market lead to too few jobs?

With banking rates near zero, and saving rates respectable, where do the region’s people keep their money?

Is someone trying to light the fuse on an explosive situation?

In Bulgaria, accession has been good for the bad guys, too.

A recent television discussion reveals the country’s highly theoretical relationship to truly representative government.

More troubling developments in the media landscape, maybe.

Wearing high heels on police raids is among the accomplishments noted on International Women’s Day

A few recent scientific, sociological, and political approaches to the issue highlight the best and worst uses of identity.

Russia’s presidential election was so predictable, and so disputed, that it’s not the results that are the main topic of conversation.

What does a new documentary about Nashi tell us about the next generation of Russian politicians and activists?

And what will it look like when it does?

Though dramatic attacks on press freedom are a problem, the real threat is a prevailing idea that information simply shouldn’t be free.

Nice Danes + annoying Easterners = pretty good TV.

Some funny, weird, and ominous stories are coming out of Russia since the massive protests that may give a hint about the level of anxiety that they have provoked.

Imagine knowing by the age of 15 that your life will always be one of privation and labor.

We’ve read about why Russians have finally had enough. But why have the authorities reacted as they have?

As these students lose their Peace Corps teacher, what will happen to the dreams that he urged them to chase?

Honest broker, fellow autocracy, or mercenary arms dealer? Whatever its role, if Assad falls, Russia is twice burned.

A quick peek into an annual measure of how well or poorly people around the globe are living.