Support for European integration and satisfaction with the European Union are not the same thing. Alexander Kossev argues that Bulgaria reveals a politically important group of frustrated Europeans. They value integration but remain disappointed by its results – creating frustration that political parties can redirect towards very different visions of Europe Not every critic wants […]
Philipp Noetges argues that Sachsen-Anhalt's record vote for the far-right AfD party is less about German exceptionalism than a widening gap between what policy now requires and what any electorate can realistically evaluate: a gap populism exploits faster than evidence-based politics can close On 6 September 2026, Sachsen-Anhalt handed Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) its strongest […]
Vladyslav Butenko argues that the results of the 2026 Swedish general election – a narrow-margin win for the 'red-green' bloc – signals not so much a retreat of the far right as how completely its policy agenda has already won. The real challenge for the centre-left now is to turn its razor-thin majority into a new political course
Sweden's election defeated the Tidö bloc and blocked the Sweden Democrats' route into government. Yet the restrictive political settlement they helped construct may endure. Vera Tika argues that far-right normalisation is not automatically reversed by electoral defeat: once institutionalised, illiberal change can acquire a political life of its own
Political decisions about what governments collect, publish and use can shape more than statistics. Sebastián León-Giraldo argues that public knowledge is part of democratic infrastructure. When states make some populations harder to see, they can also weaken the evidence used to identify inequality and hold power accountable
Westminster's voting system is failing, and 193 MPs have demanded change. But democracy's defenders must guard institutional gains and address the grievances on which the far-right feeds. A National Commission, says Gulay Icoz, honours both. Hasty legislation honours neither
Argentina has tightened controls on oil development around the Malvinas/Falklands and announced more defence funding. Nicolás E. Salvoni examines what the package can achieve. Restrictions may hurt firms with mainland interests, but the budget increase must still translate into military capability if Argentina is to sustain a stronger regional presence Argentina can make oil extraction […]
Mohsen Askari compares Iran’s 1979 revolution with the 2026 uprising to reveal a paradox about digital communication technology. Though modern tech may swiftly mobilise collective action, authoritarian states with control over internet infrastructure can still interfere with the collective knowledge base
Akash Shah analyses the necessity of HALO for NATO’s integration of space architecture. Here, he suggests that President Trump’s push for European self-reliance, data sovereignty and technical challenges could all explain the US absence from this initiative
The rules-based international order is not simply breaking down. Governments are increasingly governing through exceptions built into the rules themselves, argues Ilan Kapoor
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