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From plenums to parliament: the rulebook behind Serbia's Student List

October 21, 2026

Greece is revising its constitution – but only to secure its current government's politics

October 21, 2026

Beyond Netanyahu: Israel’s election has two political divides

October 20, 2026

🎈Why attacking the courts can sound democratic

October 20, 2026

Democracy alone does not protect people when disasters strike

October 19, 2026
October 19, 2026

The language of resilience: soft governance under NATO's Article 3

Oscar Larsson NATO’s Article 3 requires members 'to maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack.' This includes psychological resistance and the involvement of civil resources and civil actors. Oscar Larsson analyses NATO's current discourse, and traces its evolution, to reveal the shift in vocabulary from civil defence to resilience Read more
October 16, 2026

Brazil’s election is a fight over what 'protection' means

Vladyslav Butenko Vladyslav Butenko argues that Brazil’s presidential race is not a contest over the size of the welfare state. Lula offers protection through cash transfers. Flávio Bolsonaro offers protection from crime. The 25 October runoff will test which promise voters trust At first glance, Brazil’s current election looks like a repeat of 2022, when Lula da […] Read more
October 16, 2026

Why defeating Bolsonaro did not defeat Bolsonarismo

Gülşen Doğan Brazil’s 2026 election has put the Bolsonaro family within reach of the presidency again. Gülşen Doğan argues that the deeper story concerns what Lula’s 2022 victory and Jair Bolsonaro’s later conviction did not settle. Democratic institutions can constrain a leader without extinguishing the movement built around him In 2022, Brazilian voters removed Jair Bolsonaro from […] Read more
October 15, 2026

Policy is calling: three hands-on tactics to make your work count

Frank Tu Ngo How can researchers help their evidence reach the policy room? Drawing on practitioner experience, Frank Tu Ngo offers three hands-on tactics: seize policy windows, package findings for busy audiences, and engage policymakers early Read more
October 15, 2026

When central banks use AI, who is accountable?

Elisa Mustacchi Central banks are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to analyse data and improve economic forecasts. But Elisa Mustacchi argues that this raises a question that goes beyond accuracy and efficiency. If AI increasingly shapes the information behind monetary-policy decisions, who remains accountable for the judgments that follow? Read more

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