Amanda Coakley

Amanda Coakley is a journalist and a Europe’s futures fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna.

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European Council President Charles Michel gestures as he addresses a press conference at a meeting of the European Council at the Europa building in Brussels.
European Council President Charles Michel gestures as he addresses a press conference at a meeting of the European Council at the Europa building in Brussels.

The EU Needs to Get Bigger if It Wants to Get Better

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Amanda Coakley
Former Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico points with both hands as he speaks into a microphone while standing on an event stage. Fico is a white man in his 50s with graying hair, wearing a blue suit.
Former Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico points with both hands as he speaks into a microphone while standing on an event stage. Fico is a white man in his 50s with graying hair, wearing a blue suit.

Slovakia Is Headed Back to the (Recent) Past

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Amanda Coakley
A Ukrainian woman carries her child off a train in Poland.
A Ukrainian woman carries her child off a train in Poland.

Winter Is Coming—for Ukrainian Refugees

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Amanda Coakley
The Polish and Hungarian prime ministers give a joint press conference.
The Polish and Hungarian prime ministers give a joint press conference.

The End of the Affair

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Amanda Coakley
A pedestrian walks past a partly vandalized mural depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Belgrade, Serbia, on June 2.
A pedestrian walks past a partly vandalized mural depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Belgrade, Serbia, on June 2.

Serbia Is Playing With Matches Again This article has an audio recording

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Amanda Coakley
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for a European Council meeting.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for a European Council meeting.

Putin’s Trojan Horse Inside the European Union

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Amanda Coakley
North Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski
North Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski

EU Enlargement Is Broken in the Balkans

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Amanda Coakley
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban

Hungary’s Orban Dials Dictatorship Up a Notch

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Amanda Coakley
Moldovan President Maia Sandu speaks next to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken
Moldovan President Maia Sandu speaks next to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Moldova Feels the Shock Waves of Putin’s War

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Amanda Coakley, Amy Mackinnon
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban takes part in a press conference during the Visegrad summit at the Centre for the Meetings of Cultures in Lublin, Poland, on Sept. 11, 2020.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban takes part in a press conference during the Visegrad summit at the Centre for the Meetings of Cultures in Lublin, Poland, on Sept. 11, 2020.

Hungary’s Orban Stronger at Home, Weaker Abroad Ahead of Elections

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Amanda Coakley
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban

Hungary’s Orban Pivots Away From Putin as Elections Loom

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Amanda Coakley
A man looks at paperwork on a desk presented by a poll worker.
A man looks at paperwork on a desk presented by a poll worker.

Belarus Vote to Amend Constitution Worries NATO

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Amanda Coakley
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko (left) shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on Feb. 18.
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko (left) shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on Feb. 18.

Lukashenko Is Letting Putin Use Belarus to Attack Ukraine

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Amanda Coakley
A statue of former Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin is in Trans-Dniester.
A statue of former Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin is in Trans-Dniester.

Ukraine’s (Potential) Western Front

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Amanda Coakley
Albanian Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands.
Albanian Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands.

Albania Is a New Belt and Road Battleground

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Amanda Coakley
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