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Democracy Digest: US Charges Mexican Cartel Members over Czech Weapons Deal

14. August 2026 um 08:02
Elsewhere, Slovak Interior Ministry forced into embarrassing U-turn over speed cameras with suspected Russian links; Poland beefs up defence of critical infrastructure against Russian threats; and future of Orban’s summer camp in doubt.

Letter from London: From Burnham’s Bounce to Ghost Ships in the Danube

12. August 2026 um 06:51
Britain’s policies on the Balkans aren’t going to change under its new prime minister – and what most intrigues the UK media about the region this summer is the newly-revealed secrets of the Danube mud.

Why Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky Has a Kosovo Blind Spot

11. August 2026 um 14:54
Although Kosovo has aided Ukraine during Russia’s invasion, Kyiv still refuses to recognise its independence - as Zelensky reiterated while visiting Serbia. But this doesn’t mean the two countries can’t support each other in different ways.

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  • Does Sophie Cunningham benefit from white privilege? Of course she does | Etan Thomas
    One of the player’s WNBA rivals said the Fever guard is treated differently from her Black peers. There’s plenty of evidence to back that statement upWhite privilege. An accusation that triggers multitudes of white people in America as if you had insulted their mother. Mention racism, and people may debate you. Mention discrimination, and people may even listen. But say the words “white privilege”, and suddenly defenses go up, outrage erupts, and people start explaining why privilege couldn’t po
     

Does Sophie Cunningham benefit from white privilege? Of course she does | Etan Thomas

11. August 2026 um 09:30

One of the player’s WNBA rivals said the Fever guard is treated differently from her Black peers. There’s plenty of evidence to back that statement up

White privilege. An accusation that triggers multitudes of white people in America as if you had insulted their mother. Mention racism, and people may debate you. Mention discrimination, and people may even listen. But say the words “white privilege”, and suddenly defenses go up, outrage erupts, and people start explaining why privilege couldn’t possibly have anything to do with what everyone just witnessed with their own eyes.

Which brings us to DiJonai Carrington and Sophie Cunningham.

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© Photograph: Paul Beaty/AP

© Photograph: Paul Beaty/AP

© Photograph: Paul Beaty/AP

Zelensky’s Belgrade Visit Tests Serbia’s EU-Russia Balancing Act

10. August 2026 um 12:08
The Ukrainian president’s first official visit to Serbia sends a political signal to Moscow and Brussels. But there is little evidence that Belgrade is preparing to abandon its long-running balancing act or impose sanctions on Russia.

Zelensky’s Belgrade Visit Tests Serbia’s EU-Russia Balancing Act

10. August 2026 um 12:08
The Ukrainian president’s first official visit to Serbia sends a political signal to Moscow and Brussels. But there is little evidence that Belgrade is preparing to abandon its long-running balancing act or impose sanctions on Russia.

Democracy Digest: Slovakia Gets Nul Points in Eurovision Spy Contest

07. August 2026 um 08:00
Elsewhere, former Polish PM confirms new party launch as PiS split deepens; Czech police investigate MP over car crash; journalists at Hungarian state media kept record of news manipulation under Orban.

How Ukraine Is Making Inroads With MAGA and a Trump Ally, Laura Loomer

Ukraine and its supporters have invested years in trying to undo the skepticism of the country’s war effort harbored by President Trump’s MAGA movement and the president himself.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine with President Trump during the NATO summit in Ankara last month.

Trump Backs Away From Deal to Let Ukraine Build Patriot Missiles

01. August 2026 um 06:49
The president of Ukraine had warned that the country was running out of Patriot interceptors, the most reliable weapon it has to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles.

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President Trump holding a cabinet meeting on Friday at Camp David in Maryland.

Ukraine’s Strike on Iranian Ship Shows How Two Wars Could Spiral

31. Juli 2026 um 17:57
Iran sent military aid to Russia for its war against Ukraine. Now the question is whether that conflict and the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran are converging.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Mr. Zelensky has tried to make the case that the wars in the Middle East and in Ukraine have some common elements.

Democracy Digest: Danube Falls to Lowest Levels in 30 Years

31. Juli 2026 um 07:06
Elsewhere, suspected Russian missile crashes in Poland; Hungary sets up agency to recover assets stolen under Orban government; Slovak president calls for more use of Chinese tech on visit to Beijing; Czech government warns of rising online youth radicalisation.

Iran Considered Retaliatory Strike on Ukrainian Seaport

A flurry of diplomacy has eased tensions, officials said, after an incident risked triggering a wider war.

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Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, said in a post on Tuesday that Andrii Sybiha, his Ukrainian counterpart, had described an attack on a cargo ship as unintentional.

Behind Closed Doors, Trump Huddles With Netanyahu and Zelensky

28. Juli 2026 um 22:19
The visits by the leaders of Israel and Ukraine underscored just how deeply President Trump was enmeshed in conflicts he had promised — and failed — to end quickly.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine arriving at the White House for his meeting with President Trump on Tuesday.

Democracy Digest: Russian Hackers Linked to FSB Target Slovakia

24. Juli 2026 um 07:04
Elsewhere, Hungary’s chief prosecutor resigns amid mounting pressure from new government; President Nawrocki vetoes civil partnerships in Poland; political rift deepens as Czech president overrules government’s budget amendment.

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