Eurozine

13/05/2026

Why the rules-based order was never pure fiction; what Europe must do to remain non-aligned; lessons from Greenland; Jan-Werner Müller on Trump. Review of Vikerkaar 5/2026 (link in comments)

11/05/2026

Putting food on tables throughout Estonia’s Soviet era into nascent capitalism relied heavily on self-provisioning. Collectivisation’s ideological petro-chemical drive made retro modernity a repeated necessity. A family-orientated culture of small-scale farming became the staple of migratory generations and national productivity.

First published in English by W. W. Norton & Company
Published in Estonian by Vikerkaar 3/2026 (Estonian version)
Published in English on Eurozine, 11 May 2026
Translated by Triinu Pakk

© Kate Brown / Vikerkaar / Eurozine

11/05/2026

Originally an expression of minority awareness, the term ‘woke’ has been forced into a cultural corner. The European far right’s instrumentalization of difference as a threat to national identity leaves immigrants, Romani, Muslims, LGBTQIA+ people in an increasingly vulnerable position. How could this entrenched culture war be infused with democratic vitality?

The great wokeism paradox, Yves Plasseraud

First published in French by Esprit March 2026
Published in English on Eurozine, 6 May 2026
Translated by Isabelle Chaize

© Yves Plasseraud / Esprit / Eurozine

11/05/2026

Kapitál and associated cultural journals in an open letter on the misuse of Slovakian public funds: 'The Arts Council’s actions constitute a direct attack on freedom of expression and media pluralism. The Council overturned the decisions of the expert committee in 32 cases. Of the 56 magazines, high subsidies were awarded primarily to ineligible applicants and entities known for spreading disinformation.’

07/05/2026

07/05/2026

Why asking whether human rights still matter reveals a loss of moral nerve; the sexism of Lukashenka’s ‘year of the Belarusian woman’; Ukraine’s election dilemma. Review of New Eastern Europe 3/2026 (link in comments)

04/05/2026

The vilification of Orbán in Europe became politically counter-productive in Hungary itself. Péter Magyar’s success is founded on a realistic appraisal of the concerns of Hungarian society instead of a moralistic politics of blame, writes Ferenc Laczó (link in comments)

30/04/2026

UUS NUMBER! Aprillikuine Vikerkaar heidab pilgu muutuvale maailmakorrale. Tiina Pajuste võrdleb rahvusvahelise õiguse teooriat ja praktikat. Mart Kuldkepp võtab ette teekonna Tallinnast Nuuki ning leiab, et Eesti ja Gröönimaa enesemääramise loos on paljugi sarnast. Lauri Mälksoo kirjutab väikeriikide kohanemisest uue rahvusvahelise korraga. Karl Lembit Laane arutleb Euroopa rolli üle muutuvas maailmas. Aro Velmet vestleb Sven Mikseriga Iraani sõjast ning Jan-Werner Mülleriga Trumpi Ameerikast. Ivan Krastev kirjutab NATO tulevikust Trumpi ajastul.

Kunstikülgedel on Maria Kapajeva looming, milles peituvaid ruume aitab avada Siim Preiman.

Mati Sirkeli tõlkes ilmub Rainer Maria Rilke "Reekviem". Värsket luulet avaldavad Kristjan Haljak, fs, Triin Soomets ja Armin Kõomägi. Proosakülgedelt leiab Lilli Luugi, Mari-Liis Müürsepa, Anne Vetiku ja Siim Lille loomingut.

Vaatenurk pakub midagi igale maitsele. Liisi Keedus ja Ott Puumeister kirjutavad Ernst Cassieri “Riigi müüdist” ja Karl Löwithi teosest “Tähendus ajaloos: ajaloofilosoofia teoloogilised eeldused”. Janika Läänemets arvustab Murca luulekogu "Kaks hunti". Keiu Virro avab Urmas Vadi näidendikogumiku "Ega see kirjutamine sul lage puhtaks ei tee!". Jaak Tomberg muugib lahti Janar Ala "Purgisupi". Tõnis Kahu kirjutab Janek Kraavi esseekogust "Post". Vilja Kiisler astub dialoogi Jean-Jacques Rousseau "Pihtimustega". Sven Vabar teeb põhjaliku ülevaate Gilles Deleuze´i "Nomaadlikust mõtlemisest".

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29/04/2026

Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz was defeated by a grassroots movement that faced down systematic intimidation in an extraordinary act of popular mobilization. The attempt to restart democracy in Hungary stands a better chance of success than at any time since 1989. But caveats apply, writes Stefano Bottoni (link in comments)

27/04/2026

The US-Israel war on Iran has exposed, and exacerbated, fault lines in the Iranian diaspora. A personal account of altercation in Sweden highlights the fervour of pro-monarchists versus the dislocation and loss inflicted by escalated violence. Whether republic or imperial regime, indigenous Bakhtiari are perpetually caught between masters.

Street tulips, M. B. Molavi

Published on Eurozine, 27 April 2026
First published in English by Public Seminar,13 April 2026

© M. B. Molavi / Public Seminar / Eurozine