For Andrew Higgins's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Narva, Estonia, is the EU’s most ethnically Russian city, with a population supportive of Vladimir Putin. But the conflict in Ukraine has set off a “mental war” between old and young.
The Lithuania route appears to be the most promising for getting food quickly to areas like the Middle East and Africa that need Ukrainian grain the most, even if it is also a long shot.
Slovakia is transporting not only weapons from its own stocks into Ukraine. It is also sending military aid from many other countries.
Alexander Lukashenko played East and West against each other for 28 years, all while keeping Belarus firmly in his grip, but those days are over.
For the populist leaders of Poland and Hungary, Russia’s saber-rattling on the border with Ukraine takes a back seat to domestic politics and issues like immigration.
The reasons for the bloody crisis in Central Asia remain murky, but experts say popular discontent could mask an old-fashioned power struggle within the ruling faction.
Social media worsened a migrant crisis and helped smugglers profit off desperate people trying to reach Europe.
The May 2019 decision has become a costly embarrassment for the town of Krasnik.
The remarkable defiance displayed by many of the protesters signaled widespread fatigue with the stagnant, corruption-plagued political order under Vladimir Putin.
Trump has joined a club of truculent leaders who, regardless of what voters decide, declare themselves the winners of elections.
