Madalina Botan
Romaniaās recent elections didnāt just happen at the ballot box. They unfolded across TikTok, Facebook, X, and other similar platforms on which nationalism, conspiracy, and algorithmic propaganda turned fringe voices into front-page politics.āÆMadalina BotanāÆargues that this digital battleground expanded beyond borders, as Romanians abroad became powerful co-authors of a polarised political story Read more
Veronica Anghel
The Russia-Ukraine war forced the EU to speak the language of power, but it didnāt turn the EU into a state. Veronica Anghel argues that EU geopolitics looks different: dense ties, not just hard power. Enlargement is the EUās prime relational technology ā binding security to markets, institutions, and publics Read more
Sonia Sarkar
Four years after it cut all ties with Afghanistan,Ā theĀ Indian governmentās strategy towards the Taliban regime is undergoing a transformation. Sonia SarkarĀ arguesĀ that Indiaās deteriorating relationship with Pakistan appears to have promptedĀ this, and suggests it damages Indiaās pluralist reputationĀ Read more
Jorge Alberto LĆ³pez Lechuga
Next yearās UN study on Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones offers non-nuclear states a rare chance to reshape the global disarmament agenda.Ā Jorge Alberto LĆ³pez LechugaĀ says they must use this moment to strengthen, connect, and expand NWFZs ā turningĀ regional commitments into a coherent global force against nuclear proliferation Read more
Luca Verzichelli
Luca Verzichelli explores the crisis of democratic representation and the shrinking space for citizen-institution engagement. Launching a series on 'democratic disconnect', he calls for a new democratic pedagogy, fresh analytical tools, and innovative solutions to reconnect actors, strengthen institutions, and adapt democracy to twenty first-century challenges ā before it's too late Read more
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