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March 20, 2025

Europe and changing transatlantic relations

Stella Ladi Relations between the EU and US are undergoing tumultuous change. Based on what we know from previous existential crises, the EU will coordinate its response to changing transatlantic relations using informal mechanisms and a pragmatic approach. Stella Ladi argues the EU must now develop a strategy for navigating this unfamiliar environment Read more
March 19, 2025

Why Syrian refugees are unlikely to return home

Ümit Seven Syrian refugees face multiple challenges in returning to their homeland. The threat of violence may have ended, but the destruction of infrastructure, along with social and economic instability, make return unlikely. Ümit Seven shows how prolonged displacement has led many Syrians to rebuild their lives elsewhere. Many, he argues, have created a 'pragmatic home' in host countries Read more
February 27, 2025

Can the EU form an autonomous military alliance?

Morgiane Noel To resist ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine, the EU must present a united military front. But different member states have different security priorities, and this is proving a challenge. Morgiane Noel argues that to achieve autonomous military alliance, the EU must navigate internal divisions, address external threats, and redefine its global role Read more
February 24, 2025

🧭 Could the spillover effects of war strengthen EU enlargement?

Maryna Rabinovych Maryna Rabinovych argues that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reshaped EU enlargement dynamics, creating both pressure and opportunity. To sustain momentum, the EU needs a strategic vision and transparent policies. By harnessing wartime spillover effects, the EU can transform reactive measures into structured accession pathways for Ukraine and Moldova Read more
February 17, 2025

President Trump’s inaugural speech and the political psychology of sea power

Bruno Sowden-Carvalho Donald Trump’s pledges to rename the Gulf of Mexico, to rechristen Mount Denali as Mount McKinley, and to ‘take back’ the Panama Canal, are all intended to evoke America’s imperial past. Bruno Sowden-Carvalho analyses how the emotional appeal of sea power and ontological security sheds light on the political psychology behind Trump’s motivations Read more
January 27, 2025

Potential pitfalls of a global international relations

Priya Vijaykumar Poojary In 2018, the distinguished scholar Amitav Acharya proposed a 'global international relations' to challenge Western dominance in the discipline. Since then, Japanese, Indian, Chinese, and Anatolian schools of IR have emerged. But Priya Vijaykumar Poojary warns that these non-Western schools risk merely replacing existing Western ethnocentricity with new forms of hegemonic discourse Read more
January 23, 2025

Why Trump should overhaul all diplomatic posts in his first 100 days

Michael Walsh The Biden administration and 118th Congress failed to adequately reform and modernise the organisation of US diplomatic posts. Michael Walsh argues that Trump should urgently reassess the US Foreign Affairs Manual's conceptual model for organising such positions Read more
January 20, 2025

What Ukraine and Russia might look like after the war

Luis Schenoni Once the Russia-Ukraine war ends, perceptions of victory and defeat will affect not only the stability of those states' political regimes but the capacity of the state in the long term, says Luis Schenoni. Using examples from nineteenth-century Latin America, he argues that the effects of war outcomes on security and the rule of law will endure for decades Read more

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