Brendan Oswald is a freelance journalist based in Slovakia. He worked for the British Council for twenty years, including three years (2012-2015) as a director in Ukraine.
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Prospects for Peace in the Ukraine Conflict
The war started as a land grab, with Russia taking advantage of disarray in the Ukrainian state and armed forces in the weeks following the Euromaidan revolution. Read more
Peter Tkac
Scandal Strikes at the Heart of Europe
Slovakian officials are stepping down over their participation in a double murder. Read more
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Think You’re Tired of the Ukraine Scandal? So Are the Ukrainians!
Biden, Burisma, and the US impeachment hearings have crowded out media coverage of pressing domestic issues in Ukraine. Read more
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Slovakia Elects a New President. Is the Tide Turning Against the ‘Populist Tsunami?’
The election of a progressive woman in this deeply conservative central European state is as surprising as it is welcome. Who is Zuzana Čaputová, and does her win suggest a broader movement against worldwide populism? Read more
Peter Tkac
Uproar Over a Journalist’s Murder Brings Down Slovakia’s Prime Minister
The shooting of journalist Ján Kuciak sparked massive protests. Read more
Andrew Butko
Russia’s Unacknowledged War
The conflict in Ukraine would end tomorrow if the Kremlin would pack up and go home. Read more
Nuttaa Mahattana.
In Thailand, Even a Facebook Post Can Land You in Prison
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth is, in short, exactly the sort of leader that Trump tends to admire. Read more
