Edward Lucas

Now the central and east European correspondent of The Economist, I have 20-plus years experience reporting from and about the region. Articles from The Economist publications are copyright. But this site has no connection with The Economist Newspaper, which does not necessarily endorse anything posted here. There is also a weekly mailing of the same material: to receive it, send an e-mail to edwardlucas-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Euro latest

Estonia and the euro Long euros May 12th 2010 From Economist.com Estonia gets a step closer to adopting the single currency SURPRISES are E...

Friday, May 07, 2010

My election take

A welcome uncertainty, a shameful chaos. That is what Britain woke up to after the strangest election night in living memory. The chaos i...

Thursday, May 06, 2010

Apple and Yalta

Cupertino's cold warriors May 6th 2010 From Economist.com What has Apple got against eastern Europe? WHAT have the following places got ...

Greece and its neighbours

Greece's woes and the neighbours Greased up May 6th 2010 From The Economist print edition The region may share in some of Greece’s pain...

Long piece on power and history

Report No. 30: Putin, Power and History: Does the Past Still Matter? Posted Date: 3 May 2010 Following last month’s joint Polish-Russian mem...

Friday, April 30, 2010

Norman Stone book review

he cold war Feel of history Apr 29th 2010 From The Economist print edition The Norman Stone story The Atlantic and Its Enemies: A History of...

Rewriting the map of Europe

This lighthearted piece has proved surprisingly popular--largely I think thanks to the brilliant Economist cartographer who made this map Eu...

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Belarus Govt in Exile

While I was away I missed the chance to interview Ivonka Survilla, president of the Belarusian Government in Exile (BNR). An audio interview...

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Europe view on Poland. Politics as normal?

Winners and losers Apr 22nd 2010 From Economist.com Normal politics, and hard questions, loom in Poland IN THE churches of Warsaw and other ...

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

A Lithuanian view on Katyn and Smolensk

Ramunas Bogdanas, the former adviser to Lithuanian president Vytautas Landsbergis, has written this interesting commentary on Katyn, which I...

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Norman Davies

We were lucky to be able to get Professor Norman Davies into the Economist audio studio. Here's my interview with him

Thursday, April 15, 2010

leader on Poland

Poland's loss A president dies, a country lives Apr 15th 2010 From The Economist print edition The plane crash that killed Poland’s pres...

obituary (print edition)

Lech Kaczynski Apr 15th 2010 From The Economist print edition Lech Kaczynski, president of Poland, died in an air crash on April 10th, aged ...

three-pager on Poland from this week's print edition

Out of tragedy, normality Apr 15th 2010 From The Economist print edition Poland’s prospects look bright, despite the aeroplane crash that ki...

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About me

Edward Lucas: "The New Cold War", first published in February 2008, is now available in a revised and updated edition with a foreword by Norman Davies. It has been translated into more than 15 foreign languages. I am married to Cristina Odone and have three children. Johnny (1993, Estonia) Hugo (1995, Vienna) and Isabel (2003, London)

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