Eastern Europe

Russian corruption starts small but quickly spreads.

By condoning corruption and denouncing the press, Slovakia's government created an atmosphere in which journalists became targets.

The Marshall Plan recognized the limits of U.S. power in Europe. To be successful, so must diplomacy with Moscow today.

Tokyo is ramping up international partnerships and investments to offer an alternative to Beijing’s signature foreign-policy project.

Czech President Milos Zeman’s re-election sends a clear message.

The EU is finally declaring it's a club with rules — and that countries like Poland might not belong.

Russian disinformation. A government attacking the media. A populace deeply skeptical of it. These Slovak journalists had seen it all — and decided to do something about it.

Baltic and Nordic countries turn to education as much as military hardware to counter Moscow’s hybrid threats.

Central Europe and the Balkans are slowly but surely slipping away from the West’s embrace.

How an octogenarian businessman became the bogeyman of Europe.

The Trump administration just made it harder for Russians to enter the United States ... and gave the Kremlin an easy win.

The Russian president’s decision to cull 755 U.S. Embassy employees was not the act of a man ready to give up on relations with the United States.