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Do multilateral lenders perform better under competition?

June 12, 2026

🌈 From silence to accountability: the power of women’s war testimonies

June 12, 2026

What the archives tell us about Europe’s geopolitical origins

June 11, 2026

Why a far-right president won’t solve all Colombia’s problems

June 10, 2026

The limits of sanctions in a multipolar era 

June 9, 2026
June 8, 2026

๐Ÿ”ฎ The international and transnational populism of the radical right at CPAC Hungary

Yunus Poblome Populist radical-right parties are forging cross-border ties. Yunus Poblome's research into Conservative Political Action Conferences reveals how inter-and transnational populists have established international alliances Read more
June 5, 2026

Europe 2.0:ย aย new political economy for the age of Trump and China

Dennis Shen For decades, Europe prospered under American security guarantees, open trade and cheap external imports. That world is disappearing. Faced with a more antagonistic United States, a rising China and geopolitical competition, Dennis Shen says the EU must either become a strategic power in its own right or risk long-run decline Read more
June 4, 2026

When international organisations grow, power spreads

Anja Jetschke Regional organisations are increasingly powerful players on the global stages, accumulating authority that once belonged to sovereign states. However, Anja Jetschke and Samuel Standaert show that as these organisations grow, they distribute their power over different organs, creating checks and balances and increasing their organisational capacity Read more
June 3, 2026

๐Ÿ’Š Innovating democracy beyond the ballot box

Annalisa Quaglia When we think of democratic innovation, we usually picture citizens voting. But Annalisa Quaglia and Federico De Marco argue that a quiet transformation is underway elsewhere. Faced with the decline of remote areas, local public administrations are becoming the new collaborative arenas for democratic legitimacy โ€“ though not without significant challenges Read more
June 2, 2026

๐ŸŽˆ How three transformations blocked democratic responsiveness

Lorenzo De Sio Western democracies' responsiveness machinery has been quietly dismantled. To repair the representative disconnect, says Lorenzo De Sio, we must first understand precisely what is broken Read more

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