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🔮 Who is Reform UK's most populist voice?

May 18, 2026

🌈 The European Court of Justice's Hungary judgement and what it means for LGBTQ+ rights 

May 6, 2026

🧭 Post-Orbán EU: a window for reforming enlargement policy

April 30, 2026

Kuwait's national flower: a symbol of unity amid regional tensions

April 23, 2026

The Future Combat Air System and the limits of Franco-German leadership

April 21, 2026
April 1, 2026

🧭 Why EU agencies can make enlargement tangible

Matis Poussardin Russia’s invasion of Ukraine made EU enlargement a strategic necessity without altering its merit-based rules. The tension between urgency and strict conditionality endures. Matis Poussardin argues that EU agencies can bridge this gap by enabling gradual, sector-specific participation in EU governance without lowering accession standards Read more
April 1, 2026

Could there be a new opportunity for liberal parties?

Alexander Davenport A growing share of Western European electorates holds a set of ideological positions to which only liberal parties can adequately cater, argues Alexander Davenport. While this has yet to bring increased success for most parties, the potential remains for them to reshape politics in the region Read more
March 25, 2026

The European Commission adapts its tone to political pressure

Radu-Mihai Triculescu Under growing public scrutiny and growing demands for public communication, how does the European Commission respond to various political pressures? Drawing on two new studies, Radu-Mihai Triculescu, Leonce Röth, Christoph Ivanusch and Klaus H. Goetz show how the European Commission balances and communicatively addresses problem and public pressures in migration and asylum policy Read more
March 20, 2026

The Iran crisis is deepening Britain’s anxiety over its international role

Ruairidh Brown Trump’s dismissal of Keir Starmer as 'no Churchill' cuts Britain deep, argues Ruairidh Brown. His open contempt strikes at the heart of Britain’s post-imperial anxiety Read more
March 13, 2026

Are EU climate policies becoming too complex to succeed? 

Steffen Hurka Steffen Hurka and Yves Steinebach reveal that EU climate legislation has become so complex that even well-resourced member states struggle to put it into practice. Longer, more detailed laws create implementation failures regardless of administrative capacity, suggesting the EU's climate ambitions may be undermined by how laws are written Read more

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