Transitions magazine

Ukraine’s Alina Sarnatska has transformed from volunteer combat medic to prominent playwright. Her writing offers an unfiltered look into the lives of those who volunteer to go to the front – rarest of all, the female experience. tol.org/client/article…

Orban Ramps Up Anti-Ukraine Stance Ahead of Hungary’s April Elections - As voters head toward a pivotal election, Hungary’s prime minister revives hardline rhetoric against Ukraine. tol.org/client/article…

Europe’s Far Right Splitting Over Russia - Voting patterns in the European Parliament suggest mainstream parties remain firmly supportive of Ukraine, but divisions over Russia are becoming increasingly pronounced among the populist radical right. tol.org/client/article…

North Macedonia Hostage to Slow Wheels of ‘Justice’ - Court backlogs, corruption, and stalled reforms that are a key to EU entry are eroding citizens’ trust in North Macedonia’s justice system. tol.org/client/article…

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Forbidden Movies - Russia bans films that reject so-called ‘traditional values.’ tol.org/client/article…

Hungarian and Slovak communities in northern Vojvodina report rising political pressure, reduced autonomy, and a steady youth exodus. tol.org/client/article…

The Bosnian River That Divides and Heals - Activists and artists working to reclaim the Drina know that reconciliation in postwar Bosnia is not only a matter of institutions or tribunals, but also of landscapes, and of how people choose to live with them. tol.org/client/article…

The Magic in Mushrooms - Czech law allows a revolutionary new treatment for severe depression. tol.org/client/article…

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Transnistria: Pain-Free Reintegration? - What the breakaway territory’s economy means for Moldova’s European trajectory. tol.org/client/article…

Infowar Threat to Upcoming European Elections - 2025 saw coordinated attempts to undermine democratic processes across Central and Eastern Europe. Will Hungary and Bulgaria be the next battlefields? tol.org/client/article…

Behind Ashgabat’s White-Marbled Facade of Perfection - The Turkmen capital’s abundance of grandiose buildings clad in white marble masks a darker economic reality marked by bread lines and water shortages. tol.org/client/article…

European capitals push back against Zelenskiy’s plan of joining the bloc in 2027 as anti-enlargement sentiment swells. tol.org/client/article…

What Happens When a Dam Disappears: Zaporizhzhia has become a living ecological experiment since the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam. tol.org/client/article…

A New Bosnia: New Sarajevo: The Serb exodus from Sarajevo that followed the signing of the Dayton accords exposed the fragile, contested peace taking shape on the ground. tol.org/client/article…

‘You Never Really Leave’: How Three Exiles Gave a Kosovo Village New Life - A group of former journalists from Kosovo explain how they organized a literature festival to bring people back to a small village. tol.org/client/article…

Czechia at the Center of Europe’s Wildlife Trafficking Networks - From tiger farms to eel smuggling, Czechia’s legal wildlife market is enabling a thriving underground trade. tol.org/client/article…

Public opinion in Russia is notoriously difficult to gauge, but despite apparent ongoing support for the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, this is not necessarily as real as the Kremlin might hope. tol.org/client/article…