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A man walks near the headquarters of the Russian Central Bank in Moscow on February 13, 2026. (Getty Images)
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
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The Hercegovina Bridge along the Pocitelj-Zvirovici subsection of the pan-European Corridor Vc highway, in September. 4, 2024, in Capljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Getty Images)
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Viktor Orbán speaks to the media after he cast his ballot in the Hungarian parliamentary elections on April 12, 2026, in Budapest, Hungary. (Getty Images)
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An oil refinery operates 24 hours a day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 25, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A weapon is mounted on the Lehit ground robotic system, developed by specialists of the International Legion under the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, during a demonstration in Ukraine on December 9, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sits beside Iranian officials and other leaders during his swearing-in ceremony in Tehran on July 30, 2024. On the first row, second to the left, is Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. (Getty Images)
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Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran, on January 9, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Heads of state of the Organization of Turkic States are seen at the Heydar Aliyev Congress Center in Gabala, Azerbaijan, on October 7, 2025. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump arrives at a signing ceremony with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the State Dining Room of the White House on August 8, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Ukrainian soldiers practice building assault tactics on October 16, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Bridges are seen crossing the Yenisei River in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, in February 2017, with a road bridge in the foreground and rail bridge in the background. (Wikimedia Commons)
Experts
Daniel Kochis
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Tomáš Pojar
Senior Fellow (Nonresident), Center on Europe and Eurasia
