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Europe’s Arsenal in Transition: Challenges and Opportunities to Revitalising the European Defence Industry
By: Finn Boutkan Shipyards, ammunition plants, and tank factories are operating at full capacity worldwide, reflecting a shifting world order with an increased state assertiveness. Europe aims to expand
The Vote that Russia Lost: What Can We Learn from Moldova’s Election?
By: Emily Korobko, Arturo Simone, and Luca Vousten On 28 September, Moldova had a decision to make: incumbent President Maia Sandu termed it “the most important election in the
Escaping the Disrupted ‘U.S.–EU–China” Triangle: A Polycentric Strategy for the Global Governance of Emerging and Disruptive Technologies
By: Noah Azzouzi
Once anchored in a relatively predictable triangle of “American innovation – Chinese imitation – European regulation”, the global governance landscape for emerging and disruptive technologies
Medinsky’s Textbook: The “One True History” for a Russia at War
By: Jekaterina Savicka
Immediately after Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022, teachers in Moscow Oblast were sent talking points outlining how they should answer “difficult questions” about
Syria and the Collapse of al-Assad’s Regime: Political Motivations Behind the Offensive and the Future of Syria
By: Claudia Ferrotti
After more than half a century of Baathist rule, Syria entered a new chapter. In November 2024, a coalition of opposition forces launched a surprise
Ambition, Anxiety, and Ambiguity: How Allies Grappled with Growing Threats at the 2025 NATO Summit
By: Ebba Lewenhaupt
The 2025 NATO Summit concluded in June to a backdrop of escalating conflicts. As the dust settled, it became clear that NATO faces not only
Harsher punishments for young criminal offenders in Nordic countries: A debate
By Sara Lehtiniemi
Several Nordic countries want to impose harsher consequences on young criminal offenders. The emergence of this “punitive turn” in the Nordic welfare states mirrors a
The Hormuz Crisis: A challenge for the European Union and a window of opportunity for Russia?
By: Konstantinos Anagnostakis
The Strait of Hormuz is currently at the centre of a rapidly escalating geopolitical crisis with global economic and strategic consequences. As one of the
Readiness Europe 2030 lacks structure and planning
By: Sam Soetenhorst
With an increasingly more hostile and dangerous world, it is clear that Europe needs to up its military game. As a means to achieve this
The Race for Sixth Gen
By: Kasper Danielsen
On the 26th of December 2024, much of the world was surprised to see pictures of a new Chinese aircraft flying over Chengdu, China. The
From Wagner to the African Corps: Moscow’s Fundamental Shift in the Central African Republic
By: Lidia Minich
The Central African Republic (CAR) represents one of Russia’s most comprehensive experiments in Sub-Saharan Africa, making it a crucial partner in Moscow’s post-Wagner strategy. 2023
Iron Curtain of the Skies: Cheap Drones and the Policy Price Tag
By: Alexander MacDonald and Francesco Milner Wall in the Sky
Thirty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Europe is building another kind of barrier. This one
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