Karolina Chorvath is a Czechoslovak-American who has lived and reported in many countries including Spain, Poland, the Czech Republic and Croatia. Before joining PRI, she was a Web Producer for The GroundTruth Project and completed a reporting fellowship in Eastern/Central Europe on the rise of far-right political parties.
As Ukraine's presidential election approaches, the Kremlin is all the more comfortable in Crimea
In March 2014, Russia’s “reacquisition” of Crimea operated more like an invasion, depending on who you ask. Now, five years later, Putin appears as comfortable as ever in Crimea while Ukrainians continue to struggle against Russian domination in the region.
When the US pulls out of Syria, what happens to ISIS?
Salvadoran women bond serving long sentences for the 'crime' of miscarriage
After Pittsburgh, Jose Antonio Vargas asks, 'Who is an American?'
Steve Bannon's 'The Movement' is an umbrella group of anti-establishment, populist parties in Europe
The hardest question for a third culture kid: Where is home?
Karolina lives in Boston but grew up in several countries and speaks a bunch of languages. Her English is perfect but she doesn’t feel completely at home in it, or in American culture. Welcome to the world of third culture kids, a fast-growing group of people who fit in everywhere and nowhere.
So, what does Pompeo have that Tillerson doesn't?
On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump replaced US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo. In his new pick for secretary, Trump someone who agrees with him on major foreign policy issues.
Fifteen years after the US entered Iraq, Baghdad breathes new life
According to UN statistics, about 40 percent of Iraq's population was born after the US invasion. Now, youth are investing in a new Baghdad.
The abortion debate in Poland heats up again with newly proposed bill
If passed, the bill would ban abortions relating to irreversible damage to the fetus.
These female marine scientists have a message for girls: Sharks aren't just for boys
The traditionally male-dominated field of shark research is changing thanks to scientists like Alison Kock and Cynthia Wigren.
Poland steps away from democracy and EU in latest judiciary reforms
Poland was once the pinnacle of democracy in central Europe after the collapse of the Soviet Union. But as the country lurches to the right politically, it may find its position in the EU, and as a democratic country, threatened.
Bows and glitter: Young entrepreneurs choose their tools to confront the struggling Croatian economy
Surrounded by students who would later leave Croatia in pursuit of more successful jobs, Ljudmila Mihajlović and Maja Žirovčić never dreamed that their hobby would one day become a business.
Things just got shaky for the last liberal democracy in Central Europe
For the last few years, the Czech Republic has been viewed as the last bastion of liberal democracy in Central Europe. That could soon change.
Q & A: How to end extreme poverty
Countess Albina du Boisrouvray is the founder of FXB International, a nonprofit that takes a human rights approach to ending extreme poverty.