Sibei Sun
The Trump administrationĀ is advancing anĀ illiberal Atlanticism that reimagines the West in mannersĀ similar toĀ how Putin imagines Eurasia.Ā Sibei SunĀ dissectsĀ the uncanny parallels between the two geopolitical doctrines and what itĀ allĀ means forĀ futureĀ transatlantic relations 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 Outdated frameworks can distort our understanding of how nuclear weapons are classified, how Russian intent is interpreted, what counts as success, and which actors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
Zeenat Sabur
Keir Starmerās speeches before and after the release of the UK's Strategic Defence Review contain narratives that make nuclear strengthening seem prudent and logical. But Zeenat Sabur argues that these narratives are fallacies, that if poked at, alert us to the insecurity to which nuclear posturing leads us 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
Geoffrey Swenson
Promoters of the rule of law stress the importance of non-state justice for security, stability, and access to justice in the Global South. But as Geoffrey Swenson highlights, actual foreign policy tells a different story. Risk aversion ā rather than results ā drives foreign policy. Successful rule of law promotion ultimately demands greater risk Read more
Joseph Ward
The rise of authoritarian politics in āformal democraciesā across Europe has been met with various forms of protest. Some of these movements have achieved partial success. But evidence from the UK and France suggests that neoliberal governments are harnessing such resistance to accelerate authoritarianism and hostility towards marginalised people, write Joseph Ward and Thomas Da Costa Vieira Read more
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