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The grim future of European migration policy

August 18, 2026

Private education and the limits of uniformity

August 17, 2026

What Andy Burnham's psychology tells us about his foreign policy

August 12, 2026

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

August 6, 2026

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

August 5, 2026
August 4, 2026

The promise of the Interoperable Europe Act

Evangelos Palaskas The EU’s Interoperable Europe Act aims to enable seamless data flows and online public services across borders. Drawing on EU digital regulation research, Evangelos Palaskas illustrates how the Act's governance, agenda and political challenges will shape the next phase of digital government in the European Union 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 29, 2026

🧭 Why Europe should reform through enlargement

Adam Kola EU institutions, policymakers and many expert debates often frame enlargement as a test for candidate countries. Adam Kola argues that it is equally a test for the European Union. The accession of Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkans will also reshape the EU by forcing it to reform and redefine itself Read more
July 27, 2026

When democracy defends itself: Romania, Moldova and the limits of tolerance

Amir Alecperov Amir Alecperov argues that militant democracy – the principle that a democracy may lawfully limit certain democratic rights to protect democratic constitutional order – is not only compatible with EU law but urgently necessary. Romania’s post-1989 legal framework offers a tested model. Moldova is applying it in real time Read more
July 22, 2026

🧭 Why EU enlargement should look north

Tomas Caprara The European Union is missing a strategic opportunity to expand its Northern borders, says Tomas Caprara. Before the August referendum in Iceland, Brussels should show openness towards exceptions on fisheries, the thorniest issue for the Union’s Northern neighbours Read more

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