Could the Western Balkans fill the EU’s defensive and security gaps?
For three decades, the Western Balkans occupied an awkward position in Europe’s security imagination. The wars that followed the dissolution […]
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How are EU young voices represented at multilateral tables—and what pathways exist for the next generation of climate negotiators?
When I arrived in Nairobi in December 2025 as a delegate of the Children and Youth Major Group to UNEP,
Are we facing the end of our alliance with the United States?
Today, when somebody from the White House says something negative towards Europe, nobody gets surprised anymore as it became such
Language matters – Europe’s late pivot to defence spending
After the ideological struggle of the second half of the 20th century resulted in a victory for liberal democracy over
Selective Solidarity: What Europe’s Migration Policies Reveal About Belonging
In March 2026, the European Parliament voted in favour of new migration measures allowing for the deportation of rejected asylum
The Backdoor to Brussels: Is Ukraine’s “Reverse Enlargement” a viable option?
After 4 days of Russian full-scale invasion, Ukraine applied for Union Membership. Just four months later, the Commission had granted
You’re never too far from home – the Romanian elections’ past, present and future
Politics has always been a big part of the Romanian identity. My very first encounter with it, and with freedom
Border Security or Human Rights? The EU’s AI Dilemma
In 2024, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU adopted the Artificial Intelligence Act. Set to enter into
Existentialist Philosophy and the Case of Cyprus
In the Joyous Science, Nietzsche writes: For the longest time in mankind’s history there was nothing more terrible to a
Why Erasmus is the soul of European Citizenship: From Lecce to Jaén
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