Opinion, page 25

A detained demonstrator shows a sign 'No War!' from a police bus in St. Petersburg on February 24, 2022.

The real work of “denazification” lies ahead

The world’s largest country is in the grip of a cult.

Refugees from Ukraine at the pedestrian border crossing in Veľké Slemence, March 1, 2022.

"I think it was the bravest cat in the world"

Ukrainian refugees in eastern Slovakia tell their stories to Andrew Giarelli.

Andrew Giarelli
Csilla Üvegesová

Dealing with setbacks is not taught in schools

Csilla Üvegesová was awarded 1st place in Category B of the Leaf Academy’s English Essay Competition.

Filip Šipoš

If we aren't cautious enough, we could be harvested for iron by AI

Filip Šipoš was awarded 3rd place in Category C of the LEAF Academy English Essay Competition.

Gabriela Grešková

Schools lack openness and willingness to deviate from the curriculum

Gabriela Grešková was awarded 2nd place in Category B of the Leaf Academy’s English Essay Competition.

Karolína Pavlíková

Society is losing the art of listening

Karolína Pavlíková was awarded 1st place in Category C of the Leaf Academy English Essay Competition.

Barbora Madarasová

Clothing helps us to define ourselves in society

Barbora Madarasová was awarded 1st place in Category A of the Leaf Academy’s English Essay Competition.

Veronika Dlugošová

Our rarities make us stand out, but they also make us vulnerable

Veronika Dlugošová was awarded 3rd place in Category C of the Leaf Academy’s English Essay Competition.

Jana Boňková

If we are not careful, artificial intelligence might be our last improvement

Jana Boňková was awarded 2nd place in Category C of the Leaf Academy’s English Essay Competition.

Zuzana Kasmanová

Slovak schools do not teach students enough soft skills

Zuzana Kasmanová was awarded 2nd place in Category B of the Leaf Academy’s English Essay Competition.

Barbora Gbúrová

Despite studying more than ever, young people find it harder to navigate themselves in life

Barbora Gbúrová was awarded 3rd place in Category B of the Leaf Academy’s English Essay Competition.

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Music may not give you the qualifications to become a doctor, scientist, or lawyer, but it equips you with the mental agility to succeed in all specialisms.

Refugees from Ukraine on the border crossing in Vyšné Nemecké.

Propaganda backlash threatens to strike where Slovakia is most vulnerable

Slovaks are making their president proud, but how long will it last?

An armed man stands by the remains of a Russian military vehicle in Bucha, close to the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, on March 1, 2022.

Reality made the disinformation war temporarily irrelevant

Former Fulbright scholar and author Andrew Giarelli asks what will happen when Russia wipes its bloody nose and ramps up the brutality to Syrian or Chechen levels.

Andrew Giarelli
PM Eduard Heger at the border crossing from Ukraine on February 25, 2022.

Zelensky is not the only one growing into his role

Slovakia is rising to the challenge of being a good neighbour and a reliable partner, but there is a long road ahead.

Journalists take pictures from a TV monitor showing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaking via a video link during a court session.
People in Kyiv standing in front of a block of flats destroyed in an air strike.

Reality bites in central Europe

Like it or not, Trump had a point about countries like Slovakia.

Presidential Palace lit up in solidarity with Ukraine.

Slovakia cannot afford to let slip the clarity of this moment

We are still capable of solidarity and humanity.

Vladimir Putin

Putin is threatening all of us. Right now

The Russian president is sending a signal to all the crooks of the world.

Vladimír Šucha

Money is poor glue, we need shared values to hold us together (interview)

Slovakia is not ready for the challenges of the 21st century, but nobody really is, says the new head of the European Commission’s office in Bratislava.

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