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July 22, 2026

🧭 Why EU enlargement should look north

Tomas Caprara The European Union is missing a strategic opportunity to expand its Northern borders, says Tomas Caprara. Before the August referendum in Iceland, Brussels should show openness towards exceptions on fisheries, the thorniest issue for the Union’s Northern neighbours Read more
July 16, 2026

How United Nations humanitarian funds can unlock more aid

Lisa Dellmuth Lisa Dellmuth and Nicolas Rost examine the impact of United Nations humanitarian funds in an era of public contestation of the UN. Their findings show that UN humanitarian aid can act as a catalyst for bilateral humanitarian aid. Bilateral donors, however, often base their funding decisions not only on needs-based but on strategic considerations Read more
February 24, 2026

Democratic backsliding in Sweden amid militarisation

Felicia Linsér In 2023, amid accelerated militarisation, the Swedish government abruptly withdrew its financial support for domestic peace organisations. Felicia Linsér examines the impact on the peace movement of democratic backsliding, marginalisation in public debate, and a diminished relationship with political leadership Read more
February 6, 2026

It's not finance, it's your pensions

Martino Comelli Sweden is a social-democratic beacon with one of the world's deepest stock markets. Contradiction? Martino Comelli argues that welfare states actively build financial markets through social policy design. Funded pensions and housing subsidies create investable assets; generous public pensions crowd finance out. The same spending level can produce radically different capitalisms Read more
June 12, 2025

Europe’s call to international scholars must come with real support

Joseph Noonan European leaders are inviting American academics to seek refuge in Europe. But as Joseph Noonan argues, the policies do not always match the rhetoric. If Europe truly wants to attract global talent, it must back up its words with real support Read more
July 8, 2024

🔮 Anti-systemic populism during the Covid-19 pandemic

Frederik Henriksen Frederik Henriksen analyses anti-systemic, populist movements during the Covid-19 pandemic. Here, he explains how these movements rely on alternative news media to establish their own digital information bubbles, and shows how ideological partisanship evolved in these environments Read more
May 21, 2024

LGBTQ vote can keep far-right forces at bay in the forthcoming EP election

Michal Grahn Far-right parties are growing increasingly hostile towards LGBTQ rights. In the forthcoming European Parliament elections, such parties are expected to gain significant ground. Michal Grahn shows that non-straight voters might, through mobilisation, help keep far-right forces at bay Read more
March 25, 2024

🌊 Sweden Democrats reveal their genderphobia

Clémentine Punti The Sweden Democrats have expanded their focus from immigration and crime to issues of sex and gender. Examining their discourse against drag queen readings for children, Clémentine Punti argues that this new focus reveals the party’s genderphobic nature Read more

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