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Jeffrey Sommers – Cosmin Marian

Jeffrey Sommers – Cosmin Marian

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Romania and Hungary’s Recent Elections: the Rinse and Repeat Alternating Electoral Wins of Liberalism and Nationalism

Romania was late to politics which saw parties representing the left and right unite against liberals. But unite they did this week, in what the...

08.05.2026 20

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Jeffrey Sommers – Cosmin Marian

“Empire Strikes Back!” Oligarchs and Values Fatigue in Latvia’s Rejection of the Istanbul Convention

Europe’s political classes were backfooted by Latvia’s Parliament (Saeima) vote to pull out of the Istanbul Convention (IC), the treaty protecting...

17.11.2025 10

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Romania’s Presidential Elections: “Under Pressure, Pushing Down on me, Pressing Down on you”

Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan bested sovereigntist George Simion in Sunday’s Romanian presidential election. Both were anti-systemic candidates of...

19.05.2025 10

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Jeffrey Sommers – Cosmin Marian