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Why anti-EU rhetoric persists without an anti-EU public

August 6, 2026

The missing actor in the US-Iran conflict: the Iranian people

August 6, 2026

The EU's Indo-Pacific problem is not capability, it is perception

August 5, 2026

The digital confession box: a Foucauldian analysis of social media bans

August 4, 2026

The promise of the Interoperable Europe Act

August 4, 2026
August 3, 2026

My love, my car: inside right-wing transport policy

Flora Baumgartner Opposition to sustainable transport projects is growing, because of distributive and identity grievances familiar from broader climate policy. Flora Baumgartner looks at how transport policies are contested locally, and how they act as glue for right-wing parties, locally and at a European level Read more
July 31, 2026

☢️ Nuclear legitimacy is back, but geopolitical fragmentation limits deployment

Jan Nathrath Nuclear energy is back at the centre of politics, but that doesn't guarantee a nuclear revival. Jan Nathrath shows why political enthusiasm alone cannot deliver new reactors and how geopolitical competition is reshaping access to international nuclear cooperation. For many Western newcomer states, the near-term prospects for nuclear deployment depend on whether alternative vendors can demonstrate reliable project delivery Read more
July 31, 2026

Hungary’s electoral system and the 2026 minority vote

Péter Kállai Hungary's 2026 parliamentary election revealed how a politically captured system of minority representation and non-resident voting continue to shape electoral outcomes. Péter Kállai, Balázs Majtényi and Alíz Nagy argue that meaningful reform must address both Read more
July 30, 2026

2027: the year Puigdemont’s political clock strikes 12

Michal Rahimi After settling into self-imposed exile in Belgium, Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont had appeared to defy political gravity. That fortuitous era is ending. Explaining his decline, Michal Rahimi predicts the 2027 Spanish general election will deliver the final verdict Read more
July 30, 2026

The participation-governance link may be weaker than it looks

Hira Yousaf Hira Yousaf finds that political participation and good governance move together across countries, but that link mostly disappears within countries over time. The gap matters for anyone hoping that civic engagement reforms will, on their own, improve how governments actually perform Read more

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