BPR statement on George Floyd’s death, police violence:
George Floyd’s life mattered. Like Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and too many others whose names we don’t know, Floyd was stolen from friends and family members who loved him and cared about him. His murder cannot be undone, and it is our most recent reminder of the fact that white supremacy, police violence, and racism are dangerously prevalent forces in America today… Read Full Statement
Europe is in the throes of a leadership crisis. For signs of mounting concerns over a possible leadership vacuum, look no further than the recent Munich Security Conference, which wrapped up in mid-February. The official theme of this year’s confer...
Vera Molnár, considered by many scholars and historians to be the world’s first female digital artist, began her career in the mid-1940s. Born in Budapest, Hungary in 1924, Molnár started creating art at eight years old and went on to obtain BFAs...
“ARMY, LANGUAGE, FAITH,” mockingly boomed an actor playing Petro Poroshenko, the former president of Ukraine, to an enthralled crowd in a Kyiv theater. Poking fun at his nationalist slogans, Volodymyr Zelensky’s comedy group paved the way for a...
Europe is in the throes of a leadership crisis. For signs of mounting concerns over a possible leadership vacuum, look no further than the recent Munich Security Conference, which wrapped up in mid-February. The official theme of this year’s confer...
Europe is in the throes of a leadership crisis. For signs of mounting concerns over a possible leadership vacuum, look no further than the recent Munich Security Conference, which wrapped up in mid-February. The official theme of this year’s confer...
Vera Molnár, considered by many scholars and historians to be the world’s first female digital artist, began her career in the mid-1940s. Born in Budapest, Hungary in 1924, Molnár started creating art at eight years old and went on to obtain BFAs...
Vera Molnár, considered by many scholars and historians to be the world’s first female digital artist, began her career in the mid-1940s. Born in Budapest, Hungary in 1924, Molnár started creating art at eight years old and went on to obtain BFAs...
“ARMY, LANGUAGE, FAITH,” mockingly boomed an actor playing Petro Poroshenko, the former president of Ukraine, to an enthralled crowd in a Kyiv theater. Poking fun at his nationalist slogans, Volodymyr Zelensky’s comedy group paved the way for a...
“ARMY, LANGUAGE, FAITH,” mockingly boomed an actor playing Petro Poroshenko, the former president of Ukraine, to an enthralled crowd in a Kyiv theater. Poking fun at his nationalist slogans, Volodymyr Zelensky’s comedy group paved the way for a...
This month, Serbia’s government approved a Russian plan to construct a vast network of pipeline stretching from the Bulgarian border towards Western Europe. This new leg of pipeline will bring Gazprom, the Russian state oil firm, one step close...
This month, Serbia’s government approved a Russian plan to construct a vast network of pipeline stretching from the Bulgarian border towards Western Europe. This new leg of pipeline will bring Gazprom, the Russian state oil firm, one step close...
In 2017, there were 1,382 anti-Semitic hate incidents and a 34% rise in violent anti-Semitic assaults in Britain. According to a 2017 report by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research, 30% of British citizens hold “at least one anti-Semitic attitu...
In 2017, there were 1,382 anti-Semitic hate incidents and a 34% rise in violent anti-Semitic assaults in Britain. According to a 2017 report by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research, 30% of British citizens hold “at least one anti-Semitic attitu...
What happens when the clergy are the ones kneeling in the confessional, begging for forgiveness? Well, the Poles may be about to find out. Anger and resentment toward the Catholic Church is reaching unprecedented levels in Poland. Late in February, i...
What happens when the clergy are the ones kneeling in the confessional, begging for forgiveness? Well, the Poles may be about to find out. Anger and resentment toward the Catholic Church is reaching unprecedented levels in Poland. Late in February, i...
On December 12th, the southern autonomous region of Spain, Andalucia, held elections for parliament. Unsurprisingly, the established parties — Partido Popular, Partido Socialista Obrero Español, Ciudadanos, and Podemos — were all contend...
On December 12th, the southern autonomous region of Spain, Andalucia, held elections for parliament. Unsurprisingly, the established parties — Partido Popular, Partido Socialista Obrero Español, Ciudadanos, and Podemos — were all contend...
Just 650 miles south of the geographic North Pole, a remote Norwegian island chain called Svalbard persists through the bitter cold. With its brutal, dangerous climate, the region is home to little besides walrus, polar bears…and an ambitious...
Just 650 miles south of the geographic North Pole, a remote Norwegian island chain called Svalbard persists through the bitter cold. With its brutal, dangerous climate, the region is home to little besides walrus, polar bears…and an ambitious...
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When the Central European University (CEU) first faced slight pressure from Viktor Orban during the early 2000s, its role as a trusted and valued institution of higher education in Hungary won out, resulting in a 2004 agreement that served as a legal...
On January 1st, 2019, marchers took to Khreshchatyk Street in the middle of Kiev. The wide boulevard forms an artery to Independence Square and is both the heart of the city and the site of the 2014 Euromaidan revolution. This year, the marchers were...
On January 1st, 2019, marchers took to Khreshchatyk Street in the middle of Kiev. The wide boulevard forms an artery to Independence Square and is both the heart of the city and the site of the 2014 Euromaidan revolution. This year, the marchers were...
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This summer, tourists flocking to the coastal Croatian city of Dubrovnik were greeted by a group very much out of place amidst the ancient fortified walls and orange-roofed buildings that have become synonymous with HBO’s Game of Thrones. Between t...
In 1923, Joseph Stalin decided to shift the majority-Armenian region of Nagorno-Karabakh into Soviet Azerbaijan as an independent oblast. This decision has predisposed Armenia, which makes a cultural claim to both the region and Azerbaijan and holds ...
In 1923, Joseph Stalin decided to shift the majority-Armenian region of Nagorno-Karabakh into Soviet Azerbaijan as an independent oblast. This decision has predisposed Armenia, which makes a cultural claim to both the region and Azerbaijan and holds ...