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September 17, 2025

More women, multipartism, and far-right populism — is Japan becoming more 'European'?

Robert Nordström Has Japan really swung to the right? Robert Nordström explores how the collapse of one-party dominance has fuelled European-style populism — and opened the door to wider social change Read more
September 16, 2025

China’s DeepSeek illustrates how AI is shaping our political norms  

Ruairidh Brown The view that DeepSeek is a tool of Chinese censorship is, Ruairidh Brown argues, mistaken. The AI is not censoring but self-censoring, a crucial distinction for understanding its role in shaping political norms Read more
September 1, 2025

How gender shapes EU-US parliamentary diplomacy

Lorenzo Santini For over 50 years, the European Parliament and the US Congress have steadily practiced transatlantic parliamentary diplomacy. In a second Trump era, what space remains for gender equality? Lorenzo Santini argues that informal and symbolic diplomacy helps keep women’s rights visible on the agenda Read more
August 25, 2025

US assertiveness, China’s globalism, and the emerging AI governance race 

Elif Davutoğlu As the US and China unveil rival AI governance blueprints, Elif Davutoğlu explores how these policy visions reflect deeper geopolitical strategies. Framed as calls for innovation or cooperation, both documents signal a global legitimacy race in which AI governance becomes a battleground for shaping the future international order  Read more
August 21, 2025

Milei’s Argentina and the unmaking of diplomacy 

Consuelo Thiers Consuelo Thiers argues that Javier Milei is not merely shifting Argentina's foreign policy but dismantling its diplomatic institutions. As ideology replaces expertise, and institutional norms collapse, Argentina has become a stark example of how personalist leadership can upend international relations  Read more
August 20, 2025

Trump’s foreign policy playbook returns: what Europe must learn

Shamsoddin Shariati From escalating trade wars with the EU to snap ultimatums on Iran, Donald Trump's international playbook is startlingly predictable. Trump seeks not agreement, but surrender. Shamsoddin Shariati explains how Europe must now learn from this pattern, and respond with firmness, not concession Read more
August 20, 2025

Inflation is the biggest threat to Donald Trump’s presidency

Paul Whiteley Latest polls show that the American public expects inflation to rise – and this is a big problem for Donald Trump. Paul Whiteley describes how it directly affects Trump’s approval ratings and, as inflation cumulates, means that he is likely to become increasingly unpopular as his term continues Read more
July 29, 2025

The reality show republic: the Trump-Musk ego war

Mimi Mihăilescu The once steady alliance between Donald Trump and Elon Musk has now become a bitter feud. It has transformed what should be serious political discourse into a social media spectacle that perfectly encapsulates our current democratic crisis. Mimi Mihăilescu argues that American democracy is crumbling into a grotesque theatre where the world's most powerful men treat governance like a reality show Read more

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