The Persistence of Postcommunist Elites

In February 2008, Kosovo broke away from Serbia and declared its independence. But to what extent is it making progress toward its goals of sovereignty and democracy?

Can outside actors help Hungarians to loosen Fidesz’s centralized grip on all of their country’s governing institutions?

Thirty years ago in Central and Eastern Europe, belief in an open society and a sense of reasserted national and indeed European identity seemed to go hand-in-hand. But that was…