John Ryan
A Jordan Bardella presidency would represent the most significant reconfiguration of executive power since the Fifth Republicâs founding. Even without a radical policy rupture, the symbolic impact on democratic norms and institutional trust would be profound, including significant risks for the EU, argues John Ryan Read more
Ugo Gaudino
Left-wing populists tend to be inclusionary and egalitarian towards ethnic minorities. ButâŻUgo Gaudino points out that their defence of Muslim communitiesâ religious grievances often clashes with their secular agenda. While they may de-securitise Islam, they frame other issues and groups as urgent security threats, in line with the populist friend-versus-enemy conception of politics Read more
Morgiane Noel
On 24 December 2025, Algeria passed a law recognising French colonisation as a state crime, and calling for restitution and reparations. The law is primarily domestic and symbolic. But Morgiane Noel argues that it signals a significant postcolonial shift that could influence African politics, EuropeâAfrica relations, and discussions of historical justice in international law Read more
Marco Improta
Who benefits from feminism, and who loses from it?âŻMarco Improta and Elisabetta Mannoni reveal an ideological gap between young men and women across Europe. This gap â strong in the UK, but absent in Norway â may relate to perceptions of the 'winners and losers' of feminism Read more
Sterre Van Buuren
Nuclear weapons come with a hidden cost: they erode democracy. In every nuclear state, secrecy, executive powers and stifled debate cut the public off from their governmentâs nuclear decision-making. Sterre van Buuren explains why this is â and why citizens must still push for more accountability Read more
Linde Desmaele
Cold War-era nuclear thinking can help explain how todayâs challenges emerged. ButâŻLinde DesmaeleâŻwarns that uncritical reliance on such thinking leads to misguided policies. Outdated frameworks can distort our understanding of how nuclear weapons are classified, how Russian intent is interpreted, what counts as success, and which actors will shape Europeâs nuclear future Read more
Ugur Tekiner
European elections are traditionally seen as less significant than national elections. But Ugur Tekiner argues that the recent challenges facing the EU force us to rethink this classification. Recent European elections accurately reflect the national political mood in Member States, and reveal the growing polarisation around Europe Read more
Federico Taddei
Linguistic precision matters, but the term 'hard right' isnât the real threat to clarity.âŻFederico TaddeiâŻargues that the real problem lies in how journalists and scholars misuse or oversimplify the categories political science has worked long and hard to define Read more
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