Olamide Samuel
Franceâs new nuclear posture and Russiaâs nuclear build-up in Belarus have made Europe feel vulnerable. But, argues Olamide Samuel, stronger nuclear rhetoric will not make Europe safer or more independent. Europeâs real task is to rebuild arms control, consultation, and dialogue before nuclear danger becomes harder to contain Read more
Michal MalĂ˝
Michal Malý and Asker Bryld StaunÌs argue that synthetic dissidents mark a new form of opposition politics. In authoritarian regimes, AI avatars and chatbots can propagate risky speech without exposing a single, identifiable speaker. This can protect journalists and activists, but it also changes how responsibility, authenticity and repression work Read more
Monika Sus
Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, Poland is making an unprecedented push to join NATOâs nuclear sharing programme. Monika Sus argues that, as Polandâs threat perception rises, its defence strategy evolves and NATOâs deterrence posture shifts, the debate over nuclear deterrence is gaining momentum Read more
Albrecht Rothacher
Drawing parallels with the end of the First World War, Albrecht Rothacher looks at the prospects for an end to war in Ukraine. He starts with the worst-case scenario and then considers four further ways in which hostilities might end Read more
Saskia Brechenmacher
Saskia Brechenmacher, Erin Jones, and Ăzge ZihnioÄlu write that gender is critical to understanding popular resistance against democratic erosion and autocratic hardening around the world Read more
Stefano Braghiroli
Traditionally, Nordic and Baltic elites hold divergent views on migration. Despite this, they have presented a united front in their response to recent border crises with Belarus and Russia, write Stefano Braghiroli and Sandra Hagelin Read more
Cindy Regnier
Renewed tensions between Russia and the West amid war in Ukraine have focused attention on the âSuwaĹki gapâ. According to Cindy Regnier, this corridor along the Lithuanian-Polish border has been increasingly securitised. Still, any attempt to seize control over it would gain the Russians little Read more
Albrecht Rothacher
Albrecht Rothacher argues that Putinâs power play over Ukraine, while being driven by the Westâs current weakness, serves neither Russia or the West. The two sides should, instead, lower tensions and address together several long-standing issues at the heart of current international instability Read more
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