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Potential pitfalls of a global international relations

January 27, 2025

Why Trump should overhaul all diplomatic posts in his first 100 days

January 23, 2025

Moldova versus Russian sharp power

January 22, 2025

🧭 EU enlargement: process first, outcome second

January 21, 2025

What Ukraine and Russia might look like after the war

January 20, 2025
January 16, 2025

🌊 There are no independent regulators under populist rule

Rafael Labanino Illiberal populists politicise regulatory agencies. Under populist governments, regulatory agencies engage primarily with interest groups which enjoy close connections to the ruling parties. This is bad news for democratic quality and the quality of governance, write Rafael Labanino and Michael Dobbins Read more
January 15, 2025

System trust is key to explaining Covid-19 attitudes and behaviours

Louise Halberg Nielsen During the Covid-19 pandemic, many citizens put full faith in 'the system' to keep them safe. Others were inherently mistrustful. Louise Halberg Nielsen argues that such trust, or the lack of it, was a key source of pandemic-era political disagreement. Her research findings could help societies navigate future collective crises more effectively Read more
January 14, 2025

The struggle for a dignified return of refugees to Syria

Maissam Nimer The sudden collapse of the Assad regime could result in Syrian refugees being pressured into returning. But Maissam Nimer and Susan Beth Rottmann say refugee returns must be voluntary, dignified, and sustainable – not driven by political agendas. Given Syria's shattered infrastructure, instability, and limited opportunities, 'safety' means more than simply the absence of violence Read more
January 13, 2025

🧭 The EU needs enlargement, but it may not get there

Maria Giulia Amadio Viceré EU enlargement could address collective action problems and stabilise its neighbourhood, but stalled accession processes may make full membership unlikely. Maria Giulia Amadio Viceré and Matteo Bonomi suggest that partial integration — engaging candidate countries in EU policies without membership — will remain the EU's main strategy for managing internal and regional crises Read more
January 9, 2025

The West’s strategic mistake in disengaging from Georgia

Francesco Foti The West is failing to invest against Russian encroachment in Georgia, choosing instead to break relations. Francesco Foti argues that Western disengagement will prove a serious obstacle to Georgia realigning with the West. Read more

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