Isolation Worsens: Is Israel Losing Its Western Safeguards?
For decades, Israel could count on Europe as a protective shield — a source of military aid, economic integration, and crucial diplomatic cover. But today, that shield is cracking.
The EU and Afghan Women: Rhetoric and Reality in Post-Withdrawal Engagements
Despite their officially recognition as universal human rights under international law, women’s rights continue to have far-reaching variance across the world.
Sectarian Tensions, Strategic Dilemmas: The EU and Southern Syria’s Druze–Bedouin Conflict
As Syria’s Druze and Bedouin communities engage in armed conflict in the south, regional powers and the EU are confronted with challenging decisions. Not only is Syria’s fragile stability at stake, but so too is the future of Europe’s role in a changing Middle East.
The European Transformation: A Test of Political Will and Economic Imagination
As debt soars, alliances fracture, and climate pressures mount, the world faces a fundamental reckoning over how prosperity is built and who gets left behind.
Terrorism in the Sahel: A Growing Challenge for EU Security and Migration Policies
As the Sahel is engulfed in a crisis, will Europe take a stand, or will it watch from afar as Russia and China take charge in the Sahel?
What’s at Stake for the Planet as Europe Cuts Its Climate Aid?
Europe’s retreat from global climate aid seems to expose its own inner turmoil whilst causing ripple effects far beyond its proximity.
Why Geoeconomics Matters Again in Global Politics
As global order frays, Europe grapples with the return of power politics—rearming itself with the language and leverage of geoeconomics
Principles or Pragmatism? The EU’s Dilemma in the Red Sea Crisis
The Red Sea crisis is testing the EU’s soft power model—can humanitarian principles alone safeguard European interests in an increasingly hard-edged world?
From Ally to Advocate: The Dutch Pivot on Israel
Epitomised by the Dutch proposal to review EU-Israel relations, the Netherlands has recently adopted a more critical stance toward Israel’s actions in Gaza.
Shared Threats, Divided Laws: The Post-Brexit Future of UK–EU Crime and Data Cooperation
As UK-EU legal standards drift further apart, the foundations of cross-border cooperation and crime control grow increasingly fragile. Can a country preserve strategic security ties while diverging from the rules that make those ties possible?
The Threat is Real: The Main Challenge of the Polish EU Presidency
In the lead-up to January 20th, when Donald J. Trump takes over as the 47th POTUS, some are seizing Biden’s final days to wrap up their affairs, while others are looking forward to the power shift, or just the contrary — bracing for impact
Filling the Niche: Orbán’s Political Opportunism in Light of Hungarian EU Presidency
With Hungary’s term at the Presidency coming to an end, we will analyze Hungary’s impactfulness, outline Viktor Orbán’s political proceedings and discuss how the future may look for the Hungarian PM, and if there is any value in being an outcast.
