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Britain’s triple squeeze: Labour, gilts and the Europe question

June 29, 2026

Why transitional justice fails without collapsing

June 26, 2026

Integration, identity and imperial legacies in the post-2022 Russian diaspora

June 26, 2026

Why does the Belarusian regime target political prisoners' families?

June 24, 2026

Kosovo and Albania: caught between Washington and EU accession

June 23, 2026
June 22, 2026

๐ŸŒˆ The conflictual politics of Pride eventsย 

Francesca Romana Ammaturo Amid the rise of far-right and anti-gender movements, and given growing internal conflicts and divisions, many LGBTQAI+ people worry about the future of Pride events. But Francesca Romana Ammaturo reveals that throughout its history, Pride has reflected many different visions of activism and community Read more
June 22, 2026

๐ŸŒˆ Pride under pressure from the far right

Sabine Volk In countries across Europe, Pride events celebrating LGBTQI visibility face threats of violence. This, warns Sabine Volk reveals the transnationalisation of far-right activism and the mainstreaming of trans-hostile discourse. Democratic states, she says, are failing to protect marginalised communities Read more
June 19, 2026

How precision weapons make civilian suffering the point

Marius Bales Marius Bales and Max Mutschler argue that precision weapons do not protect civilians. Indeed, in autocratic systems, they can make civilian suffering more targeted. In eroding democracies such as Israel and the US, weakening checks on executive power may also loosen military restraint Read more
June 18, 2026

๐ŸŒˆ Conservative parties against gender equality

Romain Biesemans Reactionary gender politics are not the preserve only of the far right. Through a comparison between Belgium and Spain, Romain Biesemans and Archibald Gustin show how conservative and far-right parties converge in their opposition to gender equality Read more
June 18, 2026

๐Ÿงญ From enlargement to belonging: redefining EU membership

Vera Tika Recent contributions to this series have shown how enlargement has returned to the centre of European geopolitics. Vera Tika argues that the emerging model of gradual accession is transforming the meaning of EU membership from a binary status separating insiders from outsiders into a continuum of differentiated participation Read more

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