Since the end of World War II, the world has looked at the Jewish history in Poland through the prism of gas chambers and crematoria. A vibrant Jewish heritage has…
Since the Syrian civil war began in March 2011, over 6.1 million Syrians have been internally displaced, while an estimated 5.6 million more have fled the country. Within the…
On February 12, the Georgetown International Relations Club welcomed Ambassador Vasko Naumovski of Macedonia. Following the panel event, Five Minutes with an Expert met with the ambassador to discuss topical…
As European authorities watched thousands of aspiring jihadists leave their countries to fight in Iraq and Syria in 2012 and 2013, few laws were in place to prevent them from…
On September 28, former U.S. Ambassador to France Jane Hartley sat down with Five Minutes Section Editor Tara Subramaniam to discuss the evolution and implications of the critical bilateral relationship…
The victories of the national-conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party in Poland in both the presidential elections of May 2015 and the parliamentary elections of October 2015 have been controversially…
Recent developments in Romania, Bulgaria, and Hungary have posed major challenges to the European Union in its efforts to ensure respect for the democratic values which underpin it. In particular,…
Riots, gas bombs, and arson once again filled the streets of Athens last Sunday, as 100,000 protesters challenged new austerity measures approved by Greek lawmakers. The financial cuts, which were…
As Angelina Jolie travels to the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, for the regional premier of her film, In the Land of Blood and Honey, she will be drawing attention to a country…
