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🧭 When Europe means unity, not pluralism: rethinking conditionality in Ukraine

August 29, 2025

Middle East escalation reveals Israel’s shifting strategy 

August 28, 2025

🎭 How social media can support transformative conversations

August 28, 2025

Toward a 'not-so-grand' security strategy for European defence policy 

August 27, 2025

🧭 How Hungary and Serbia expose the EU’s enlargement vulnerabilities

August 27, 2025
August 26, 2025

Why European research on sexual harassment must shift focus

Irene Landini EU-level concern about inclusion and workplace sexual harassment is on the rise. Despite this, European academic research continues to overlook how race, class, and legal status shape victims' experiences. Irene Landini says it's time for studies of sexual harassment in higher education to take an intersectional turn Read more
August 25, 2025

US assertiveness, China’s globalism, and the emerging AI governance race 

Elif Davutoğlu As the US and China unveil rival AI governance blueprints, Elif Davutoğlu explores how these policy visions reflect deeper geopolitical strategies. Framed as calls for innovation or cooperation, both documents signal a global legitimacy race in which AI governance becomes a battleground for shaping the future international order  Read more
August 22, 2025

The EU’s new migration pact and the limits of flexible solidarity

Evelina Staykova A new Pact on Migration and Asylum is gradually coming into force. As it does so, Evelina Staykova and Ildiko Otova examine its solidarity mechanism, a central — but not new — element of EU migration policy. While the mechanism holds potential for positive change, it also carries significant risks Read more
August 21, 2025

Migration: a watershed moment for EU judicial diplomacy

Maria Merkouraki Maria Merkouraki argues that a May 2025 joint letter from nine EU member states signals a sovereignty-led pushback against the European Court of Human Rights. This backlash erodes Article 10 protections of the European Convention on Human Rights — and the long-term viability of judicial diplomacy in Europe Read more
August 21, 2025

Milei’s Argentina and the unmaking of diplomacy 

Consuelo Thiers Consuelo Thiers argues that Javier Milei is not merely shifting Argentina's foreign policy but dismantling its diplomatic institutions. As ideology replaces expertise, and institutional norms collapse, Argentina has become a stark example of how personalist leadership can upend international relations  Read more

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