From Normative Power to Geopolitical Actor: The EU’s Strategic Shift on Syria
More than a decade after imposing sweeping sanctions on Syria, the European Union is recalibrating its approach. The easing of economic restrictions and the launch of reconstruction aid mark not only a policy shift, but a test of whether Brussels can evolve from a purely normative power into a strategic geopolitical actor.
Outsiders at Home: Cultural Repression and the Politics of Visibility in Russia
How Putin’s repression forced creators into exile and why youth continue to resist.
Sudan: The Make-or-Break Test for a Human Rights-Based International Order
Sudan is a stress-test of whether human rights will remain a principle in the new emerging international order.
Waves or Refugee Crises? The Securitization of the Last Two Massive Refugee Waves in the EU
In 2022 and 2015, Europe opened its doors, not just to people, but to two different narratives.
AI and Law Enforcement: Is Predictive Policing the Future of Criminal Profiling?
Artificial intelligence promises to make policing smarter, faster, and more efficient. Yet behind the algorithms lie difficult questions about bias, transparency, and the future of justice itself.
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.
The Crime Serbia’s System Won’t Name: FEMICIDE
An article created as part of the Journalist Academy program organized by the Belgrade Open School and sponsored by Sweden.
The Alawites of Syria: A Sectarian Minority at the Crossroads of Regional Power Struggles
The fall of Assad has left Syria’s Alawite minority—long the regime’s backbone—facing an uncertain future, with EU engagement now crucial to shaping post-Assad stability and regional dynamics.
Non-Contractual Liability: WS and Others as a Blockade to Keeping Frontex Accountable
Non-contractual liability could have been a legal tool effective in ensuring the CJEU finally answers the question of Frontex’s legal responsibility under joint operations with Member States. WS and Others was the first case that tested this premise.
Europe’s Security Gamble: Borders, Crises, and the Battle for Human Rights
Is Europe’s pursuit of security testing the limits of its commitment to human rights?
