Maciej Sychowiec
Poland’s democratic backsliding was not preceded by voters becoming more extreme, argue Marta Kołczyńska, Maciej Sychowiec and Oliwia Szczupska. Before democratic erosion took hold, Poles’ views were already becoming more tightly connected across issues, and more closely aligned with party choice Read more
Jan Nathrath
Nuclear energy is back at the centre of politics, but that doesn't guarantee a nuclear revival. Jan Nathrath shows why political enthusiasm alone cannot deliver new reactors and how geopolitical competition is reshaping access to international nuclear cooperation. For many Western newcomer states, the near-term prospects for nuclear deployment depend on whether alternative vendors can demonstrate reliable project delivery Read more
Adam Kola
EU institutions, policymakers and many expert debates often frame enlargement as a test for candidate countries. Adam Kola argues that it is equally a test for the European Union. The accession of Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkans will also reshape the EU by forcing it to reform and redefine itself Read more
Martino Comelli
Advanced economies did not simply abandon capital controls after the 1944 Bretton Woods Agreement. Martino Comelli and Pedro Perfeito Da Silva show that welfare states quietly took over their job. Countries that protect workers can afford open financial borders. Countries that spend mainly on pensioners still police the movement of money Read more
Sabine Volk
In countries across Europe, Pride events celebrating LGBTQI visibility face threats of violence. This, warns Sabine Volk reveals the transnationalisation of far-right activism and the mainstreaming of trans-hostile discourse. Democratic states, she says, are failing to protect marginalised communities Read more
Oana-Cosmina Mihalache
On 13 May 2026, Bucharest hosted the Summit of the Bucharest Nine (B9) and the Nordic countries. Oana-Cosmina Mihalache argues that the reunion’s outcome was indicative of the format’s role in the architecture of European defence cooperation Read more
Marta Kołczyńska
Political trust can shape the trajectory of democracy writes Marta Kołczyńska, but its effects are conditional, uneven, and increases in trust may sometimes even be conducive to democratic decline rather than renewal Read more
Marco Improta
Who benefits from feminism, and who loses from it? Marco Improta and Elisabetta Mannoni reveal an ideological gap between young men and women across Europe. This gap – strong in the UK, but absent in Norway – may relate to perceptions of the 'winners and losers' of feminism Read more
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