Ruairidh Brown
Trumpās dismissal of Keir Starmer as 'no Churchill' cuts Britain deep, argues Ruairidh Brown. His open contempt strikes at the heart of Britainās post-imperial anxiety Read more
Marco Improta
WhoĀ benefitsĀ from feminism, and who loses from it?āÆMarco Improta and Elisabetta Mannoni reveal an ideological gapĀ between young men and women across Europe. This gap ā strong in the UK, but absent in Norway ā may relate toĀ perceptionsĀ of the 'winners and losers' of feminismĀ Read more
Linde Desmaele
Cold War-era nuclear thinking can help explain how todayās challenges emerged. ButāÆLinde DesmaeleāÆwarns 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 Outdated frameworks can distort our understanding of how nuclear weapons are classified, how Russian intent is interpreted, what counts as success, and which actors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 Europeās nuclear futureĀ Read more
Rick van Well
Opposition parties are expected to challenge the government, but they do not simply oppose for opposition's sake. Drawing on over 75 years of data, Rick van Well explains that when deciding how to behave in parliament, opposition parties make strategic trade-offs between winning votes, entering the government, and influencing policy Read more
Cecilia Gustavsson
The core principles of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) are to prevent a the development and acquisition of nuclear weapons, and to reach complete disarmament. But, argues Cecilia Gustavsson, without improved transparency and independent verification mechanisms, the NPT could, paradoxically, accelerate a new nuclear arms race Read more
James F. Downes
Political parties frame the UKās British National (Overseas) visa scheme as historical humanitarian responsibility towards Hong Kong in the context of UK-China relations. But is that really the case?āÆJames F. DownesāÆandāÆKenneth LaiāÆanalysed parliamentary speeches from 2019 to 2023. Their findings suggest the UK government uses BNO visas as a geopolitical tool Read more
Stefan Telle
Differentiated membership may offer a pragmatic path to EU enlargement, but it risks undermining unity in a multipolar world. Stefan Telle argues that without investment in centre-formation and shared political identity, the EU could drift into transactionalism, weakening its global voice and eroding the ideal of an ever-closer union Differentiated membership is gaining traction as […] Read more
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