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Why gender equality is stalling in the Western Balkans

March 3, 2026

EU complicity in the slow death of Indian democracy

February 27, 2026

🧭 How economic governance makes or breaks EU enlargement

February 16, 2026

What The Economist magazine's coverage reveals about the European Council 

February 12, 2026

🔮 How left-wing populism replaces security threats: Jean Luc Mélenchon on Muslims 

January 27, 2026
January 22, 2026

Has Chega changed the Portuguese parliament? What parliamentary votes reveal

Nelson Santos Nelson Santos, Sofia Serra-Silva, and Tiago Silva analysed voting patterns in Portugal’s parliament. They found that the legislative behaviour of populist radical-right Chega contradicts the party’s anti-system rhetoric. Meanwhile, conflict has reached unprecedented levels in what was historically a consensual parliament Read more
January 7, 2026

The social cost of the UK’s approach to transport policy 

Will Edmonds The UK’s car- and London-centric transport policy undermines accessibility. It is pushing millions into effective poverty and entrenching transport emissions through forced car ownership. Will Edmonds argues that prioritising public transport, and equalising accessibility, would break Britain's reliance on the car Read more
December 24, 2025

Lessons from Sahel Niger for EU crisis management

Elise Ketelaars The rapid contraction of EU presence in the Sahel has sparked debate over Europe’s diminishing influence. But what did these missions get right? And what did they get wrong? EU capacity building in Sahel Niger, says Elise Ketelaars, offers important lessons for EU Common Security and Defence Policy design, and for broader security sector reform efforts  Read more
December 5, 2025

🧭 Why enlargement is EU geopolitics 

Veronica Anghel The Russia-Ukraine war forced the EU to speak the language of power, but it didn’t turn the EU into a state. Veronica Anghel argues that EU geopolitics looks different: dense ties, not just hard power. Enlargement is the EU’s prime relational technology – binding security to markets, institutions, and publics Read more
November 28, 2025

The failure of social housing in the UK and the abandonment of the the poor

Will Edmonds Will Edmonds argues that the UK’s targeted, means-tested social housing is permitted by a culture that criminalises poverty, and has enabled tragedies like the Grenfell fire. A look through the history of UK public housing shows that the government should adopt a humane, universalist approach Read more

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