Ideas on Democracy in the Western Balkans
At the beginning of 2023, with the support of the International Visegrad Fund, a coalition formed by the Forum 2000…
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Estonian PM Kaja Kallas and IRI President Daniel Twining
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas discusses life as a female head of state, while IRI President Daniel Twining sits down…
Getting Kosovo back on track
In the current age of historical revisionism, when many question whether the West misused the “unipolar” moment by overinvesting in…
Defending the global human rights system from authoritarian assault: how democracies can retake the initiative
Authoritarian influence in multilateral institutions is growing rapidly and poses a serious threat to democratic and human rights principles. Repressive…
5 Big Ideas
For democracy to prevail and reverse the expansion of autocracies and their aggression, democratic countries need to be strong. As…
Elevating Citizens’ Voices: Avenues for Participatory Democracy at National, Regional and Local Levels
This publication is a direct result and continuation of the ENoP-AER Forum on New Forms of Democratic Engagement which was…
Countering SLAPPs in Hungary, Poland, and the Rest of the EU
The European Union countries most affected by a decline in media freedom are Hungary and Poland, whose governments use various…
Nine recommendations for designing media literacy interventions in the Baltics
Over the last four years, IREX has worked to equip youth across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania with the skills and…
Fighting Fake News: How mis-and Disinformation legislation is weaponized against journalists
In the aftermath of Russia’s deadly attack in Mariupol, Ukraine, that left nearly 600 civilians dead, journalist Maria Ponomarenko found…
Democracy without Minorities
Democracy and human rights are two sides of the same coin. This is particularly important from the point of view…