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June 3, 2025

🧭 Why EU enlargement is a strategic necessity for the United States

Nicholas Lokker

EU enlargement serves not only European interests but also those of the United States. As Nicholas Lokker argues, expanding the European Union strengthens peace in a vital region and enhances the EU’s capacity to act as Washington’s partner of first resort amid mounting global challenges

June 2, 2025

☢️ French nuclear doctrine – stability through motion

July Decarpentrie

Think Paris agrees on how to handle its nuclear weapons? You are mistaken. July Decarpentrie examines French nuclear strategic debate from 1972 to the present. She argues that what appears to be a continuous doctrine is in fact shaped by ongoing debates to ensure its relevance over time and across changing geopolitical contexts

May 29, 2025

🎭 Why Africa needs non-adversarial democracy

Mebratu Kelecha

Democracy in Africa is at a crossroads. While regimes do hold elections, many still fail to deliver on their democratic promises. Mebratu Kelecha argues for a non-adversarial form of democracy inspired by Africa's rich Indigenous Gada system, which emphasises inclusivity, consensus-building, and cooperation

May 29, 2025

How Covid-19 border closures shaped attitudes in Europe

Lisa Herbig

Covid-19 border closures were intended to protect public health, but their symbolic effects reached far beyond controlling the virus. Lisa Herbig argues that temporary closures significantly weakened support for European unity and increased hostility toward immigrants. Policymakers should bear in mind that even brief border closures notably shape political attitudes

May 23, 2025

Statehood, referendums, and the plebiscitarian myth

Marc Sanjaume-Calvet

Marc Sanjaume-Calvet challenges the widespread belief that independence referendums are definitive acts of self-determination. Drawing on cases from Western Sahara to Bougainville, he argues that these votes often serve merely symbolic or strategic functions. Here, he reveals the persistent gap between democratic aspirations and the real politics of statehood

May 22, 2025

How Romania's far right turned myth into power

Vera Tika

Nicușor Dan’s narrow victory over far-right challenger George Simion on 18 May averted the election of Romania's first openly illiberal president. Yet Simion still managed to attract 46.4% of the vote. Vera Tika reveals how ideas born under the Iron Guard, refined under Nicolae Ceaușescu’s national-communism, and weaponised by TikTok, now dominate Romanian politics — and are testing Europe’s eastern frontier of democracy

May 14, 2025

The student movement challenging state and societal ‘capture’ in Serbia

Asia Leofreddi

A student-led movement is challenging what they claim is the 'capture' of the state by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. Asia Leofreddi reflects on how this uprising, sparked by tragedy and corruption, seeks to transform power structures. While Serbia's political future remains uncertain, the people's call for change grows louder

May 12, 2025

How Gen Z students are leading transnational resistance

Ecem Nazlı Üçok

Ecem Nazlı Üçok explores how student protests in Turkey, Serbia, and Georgia reflect more than isolated unrest — they reveal a transnational wave of political mourning, democratic erosion, and Gen Z-led resistance. In the face of authoritarianism, students are not just reacting — they are reimagining the future

May 5, 2025

Why the EU’s migrant 'return hubs' are doomed to fail

Zeynep Şahin Mencütek

The European Commission has proposed a new system for returning third-country nationals staying illegally in the EU: sending them to designated holding areas before deportation. Zeynep Şahin Mencütek and Soner Barthoma explain why its plan will not work

April 30, 2025

🌈 Who gets a hearing? Intersectionality, NGOs, and political access

Orly Siow

Representation is not just about who gets elected. It is also about who gets access to decision makers. Orly Siow, Ashlee Christoffersen and Ceri Fowler conducted research into the engagement between government ministers and NGOs. Their findings reveal striking inequalities in who gets access to political decision-makers

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🧭 Why EU enlargement is a strategic necessity for the United States

☢️ French nuclear doctrine – stability through motion

🎭 Why Africa needs non-adversarial democracy

How Covid-19 border closures shaped attitudes in Europe

Statehood, referendums, and the plebiscitarian myth

How Romania's far right turned myth into power

The student movement challenging state and societal ‘capture’ in Serbia

How Gen Z students are leading transnational resistance

Why the EU’s migrant 'return hubs' are doomed to fail

🌈 Who gets a hearing? Intersectionality, NGOs, and political access

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