The Eastern Frontier Initiative (TEFI)

Peter Pomerantsev: With Trump, anyone who thinks that democracy is for losers is emboldened

TEFI

"This is Europe's final wake-up call": Globsec chief on defence and security

RUSSIA Daniel Hotka

Russia exerts its will freely in the Baltic. Expert: Militarization of the sea is necessary

BALTIC SEA Dorota Roman

Finnish navy minelayer FNS Uusimaa sails near Estonian minehunter Sakala, during a media day, in Baltic Sea near Estonia, February 13, 2025

Peter Pomerantsev: With Trump, anyone who thinks that democracy is for losers is emboldened

TEFI

Lili Takács

We interviewed Peter Pomerantsev, the best-known researcher of Russian propaganda about world order, spheres of influence, authoritarian leaders, algorithms and how Donald Trump is making Russia great again.
14.03.2025 | 22:55

Russia
Russia exerts its will freely in the Baltic. Expert: Militarization of the sea is necessary

TEFI

Dorota Roman

Russia believes the Baltic simply belongs to it. It operates in a gray zone and holds the upper hand. "You can't stop an 'accidental' cable cut with missiles," says Dr. Michał Piekarski, a security expert.
13.03.2025 | 06:00

baltic sea

War in Ukraine
"This is Europe's final wake-up call": Globsec chief on defence and security

easternfrontier.eu

Daniel Hotka

Covert operations in Europe suggest Moscow is preparing for something bigger.
04.03.2025 | 15:56

Russia

TEFI
US expert: Trump thinks he will simply tell the Europeans what to do and they will adapt

TEFI

Maciej Czarnecki

"We know that won't be the case," - says former diplomat Mary Curtin* in an interview with Wyborcza.
26.02.2025 | 20:02

Donald Trump

European Union

NATO

USA
From first aid to firepower: The drones crowdfunded by Slovaks

easternfrontier.eu

Daniel Hoťka

Many of these drones carry more than just cameras - they are equipped with first-aid kits, grenades, and supplies to save wounded soldiers
24.02.2025 | 06:56

Russia

Slovakia

TEFI

Ukraine
Munich Security Conference: there's a new sheriff in town who will no longer protect Europe

TEFI

Lili Takács

Trump looms large at Munich Security Conference. Is the US about to abandon Europe?
21.02.2025 | 20:57

European Union

J.D. Vance

Russia

USA
"We turned them into 200s". "Wyborcza" reports from the Ukrainian Border Guards fighting on the frontline

TEFI

Michał Olszewski, Piotr Andrusieczko

Drones, howitzers, rocket launchers... Ukrainian border guards are far from passive observers of the Russian invasion. The results of some of their units' operations are truly impressive.
20.02.2025 | 10:59

War in Ukraine
Slovakia's state-run polling agency has published its first political poll results

easternfrontier.eu

Michal Katuška

Fico's fourth government pledged to go back to state polls in its progamme statement.
17.02.2025 | 06:33

Slovakia

TEFI
If war breaks out, civilians will be the first to suffer. A combat medic: And yet, Polish doctors keep asking what to do when it happens

War in Ukraine

Dorota Roman

Civilian doctors are not prepared for battlefield conditions - it's an entirely different reality, full of contradictions and conflicting procedures. The laws and medical standards of peacetime slow down and restrict the ability of medics to operate...
13.02.2025 | 06:07

Russia

TEFI

Ukraine
Welcome to the Drone Safari: Hunting Humans in Kherson city

TEFI

Lili Takács

Kherson city was under Russian occupation for nine months. The Ukrainians liberated it, but Russians have been constantly shelling the town. For six months, the locals have been facing a new kind of misery: terrorised by drones. Field reportage from...
13.02.2025 | 06:00

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Russia

Ukraine

War in Ukraine

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About us

From the perspective of Central and Eastern Europe, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine represents the most important geopolitical event since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The challenges it poses are of a magnitude far too great for any state to handle alone. That’s why 444.hu (Hungary), Gazeta Wyborcza (Poland), SME (Slovakia), PressOne (Romania), and Bellingcat decided to join forces under the Eastern Frontier Initiative (TEFI) banner. Our mission is to inform the public of security threats facing our region in the years to come.

Funded with the help of the European Commission.

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