Yunus Poblome
Right-wing populism has gone beyond the nation state. Analysing JD Vanceās speech at the Munich Security Conference earlier this year, Yunus Poblome describes how US foreign policy under Trump depicts Europe as being led by a corrupt elite which refuses to listen to its conservative people. This, he argues, further legitimise Europeās own right-wing populists Read more
Mimi MihÄilescu
In May, Romanian reality star Teodora Marcu was shot dead by her former partner. Thousands marched in protest, but the state remained silent.āÆMimi MihÄilescuāÆargues that Romaniaās democracy, which has long excluded women from power, must confront the systems that render women's deaths predictable and politically acceptableĀ Read more
Ruairidh Brown
Does military intervention against Iran contradict Trumpās America First ideology? Ruairidh Brown argues it, in fact, is a textbook case of Trumpās Machiavellian philosophy Read more
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 Read more
Valentina Cassar
Valentina Cassar examines the motivations for US-Russian diplomacy and arms control in a rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape. What role do these countries' nuclear postures play in sustaining their international primacy? China, certainly, will play a key part, while the outcomes will influence all states in the broader nuclear order Read more
Antoaneta L. Dimitrova
EU enlargement to Ukraine is a strategic necessity, but cannot rest on geopolitics alone. To avoid backlash, the EU must confront policy dilemmas openly, from rule of law to agriculture, and offer realistic compromises.Ā Antoaneta DimitrovaĀ argues that public support depends on political leadersā ability to offer a credible narrative to counter negative publicity Read more
Christoph Deppe
Scientific investigation into how disinformation affects democracy has never been more important. But autocrats and populists discredit such research, along with any journalism that challenges their worldview. Christoph Deppe describes how, under Trumpās second administration, changing the rules of communication is manipulating public discourse Read more
Aly Verjee
Aly Verjee and Valerie Sticher argue that an international monitoring mission could bolster a ceasefire. But any new ceasefire faces serious challenges, and will hold only if all parties heed the experience of past monitoring efforts in eastern Ukraine Read more
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