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How governments shape asylum outcomes

October 12, 2026

The Holy See’s soft power: papacy as global conscience

October 12, 2026

🌊 Authoritarian nostalgia: Franco, Salazar and the ghosts of the contemporary far right

October 9, 2026

Why a narrower US-Pakistan relationship may last longer 

October 8, 2026

🎈 Supporting democracy while tolerating autocracy: who is most at risk?

October 7, 2026
October 7, 2026

What do Ukrainian corruption scandals reveal about post-state capture reforms?

Anastasiia Kudlenko Anastasiia Kudlenko argues that a corruption scandal that toppled yet another Prosecutor General in Ukraine offers Ukrainian society and international partners an opportunity to reinvigorate reforms, aimed at dismantling state capture in the system of law enforcement Read more
October 6, 2026

Why facts alone cannot defeat child welfare disinformation

Dana Sofi Drawing on research conducted with colleagues into Arabic-language social media narratives about Swedish child welfare services, Dana Sofi explains why correcting false claims is rarely enough to restore institutional trust. Disinformation becomes powerful when personal testimony, fear and identity combine to create compelling versions of social reality Read more
October 5, 2026

Frustrated Europeanism: dissatisfaction does not mean Euroscepticism

Alexander Kossev Support for European integration and satisfaction with the European Union are not the same thing. Alexander Kossev argues that Bulgaria reveals a politically important group of frustrated Europeans. They value integration but remain disappointed by its results – creating frustration that political parties can redirect towards very different visions of Europe Not every critic wants […] Read more
October 5, 2026

Germany's Sachsen-Anhalt shows how policy complexity is outrunning democracy

Philipp Noetges Philipp Noetges argues that Sachsen-Anhalt's record vote for the far-right AfD party is less about German exceptionalism than a widening gap between what policy now requires and what any electorate can realistically evaluate: a gap populism exploits faster than evidence-based politics can close On 6 September 2026, Sachsen-Anhalt handed Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) its strongest […] Read more
October 2, 2026

In Sweden the radical right lost, but the country has not turned left

Vladyslav Butenko Vladyslav Butenko argues that the results of the 2026 Swedish general election – a narrow-margin win for the 'red-green' bloc – signals not so much a retreat of the far right as how completely its policy agenda has already won. The real challenge for the centre-left now is to turn its razor-thin majority into a new political course Read more

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