Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe is the eastern part of the European continent. There is no consensus as to the precise area it refers to, partly because the term has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, cultural, and socioeconomic connotations. There are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region". A related United Nations paper adds that "every assessment of spatial identities is essentially a social and cultural construct". One definition describes Eastern Europe as a cultural (and econo-cultural) entity: the region lying in Europe with main characteristics consisting in Byzantine, Orthodox, and some Turco-Islamic influences. Another definition was created during the Cold War and used more or less synonymously with the term Eastern Bloc. A similar definition names the formerly communist European states outside the Soviet Union as Eastern Europe. Historians and social scientists increasingly view such definitions as outdated or relegating, but they are still heard in everyday speech and used for statistical purposes.

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Britain hosts key nations to coordinate fight against people smugglers

Hindustan Times 31 Mar 2025
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A Hollow Kind of Patriotism

Quillette 31 Mar 2025
There are millions of oppressed Christians across the Middle East, Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and even Eastern Europe ... The Trump administration is planning to withdraw from Europe and eliminate support for Ukraine.

Secret Pentagon memo on China, homeland has Heritage fingerprints

The Spokesman-Review 30 Mar 2025
The Pentagon will “assume risk in other theaters” given personnel and resource constraints, and pressure allies in Europe, the Middle East and East Asia to spend more on defense to take on the bulk of ...

Saturday’s partial solar eclipse: where can I see it and what time will it happen?

The Observer 30 Mar 2025
... – with viewing chances best in the east where skies should be clearest – and in several other parts of the world, including western Europe, Greenland, north-west Africa and north-east North America.

US military strategy to focus on Taiwan

Taipei Times 30 Mar 2025
The US would pressure allies in Europe, the Middle East and East Asia to take on the bulk of the role in deterring Russia, North Korea and Iran, the memo said.

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BSO/Karabits review — fairytales and folklore work their magic

The Times/The Sunday Times 30 Mar 2025
He brought his usual blend of meticulous musicianship and relaxed manner to proceedings, as well as more “Voices from the East”, his signature series exploring musical works spanning from eastern Europe all the way over to China. The theme was an ... .

Kremlin Blasts EU For ‘Not Wanting Peace’ As It Refuses To Ease Sanctions

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So clearly Europe is not ready to let go of this ‘power lever’ ... The Zelensky government too stands against the easting of anti-Russia sanctions. The Kremlin has further described that Europe ...

Heirs of the Displaced, by Morgan Jones

The Unz Review 30 Mar 2025
In this essay I examine the effects of Jewish immigration on the native English in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, focusing mainly on the East End of London and drawing entirely on the work of Jewish historians.

Kaczynski accuses Germans of planting migrants in Poland

Anadolu Agency 30 Mar 2025
Since 2021, migration has been a hot topic in Poland, as elsewhere in Europe. Russia and Belarus have been accused of sending migrants from the Middle East and Africa into Poland illegally, and Polish ...

Mitsotakis visits Israel for talks on regional stability, defense, energy

Ekathimerini 30 Mar 2025
... particularly in defense, energy coordination, and the implementation of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) – a project that enhances the geostrategic importance of both nations.

Netanyahu says he is ‘willing’ to reach deal to free Israeli hostages

The Observer 30 Mar 2025
... Gaza’s more than 2 million inhabitants to neighbouring Egypt and Jordan, an announcement that was slammed by much of the international community, including allies across Europe and the Middle East.

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