Global Affairs

Debate: On Iran, Europe Also Faces a Choice (Part I)

On January 23rd, 2020, the hands of the Doomsday Clock inched forward once again, this time stopping at only 100 seconds before midnight. The clock, which represents the likelihood of an imminent global catastrophe, is closer to midnight than ever before in its 73-year history. The most (...)

Wednesday 19 February 2020

NATO: Brain dead or stronger than ever?

At the 70th anniversary NATO summit in London, which took place in December 2019, it was clear that the problems faced by the organisation have changed very little since its formation in 1949. Although the Soviet Union no longer exists, the threat of Russia still dominates much of the (...)

Monday 17 February 2020

A bright future for a ’Balkan Schengen’?

On November 9th, several countries from the Western Balkans met in Ohrid to discuss creating a free trade area. A few weeks after talks about Albania and North Macedonia joining the EU were stalled, these two countries, as well as Serbia, have expressed their intention to make this free trade (...)

Friday 7 February 2020

Will Belarus survive the next decade?

Théo Boucart explores whether Belarus will look east or west in the coming years.

Friday 17 January 2020

UN Climate Change Conference 2019: Time to act

Stefanie Neufeld investigates what’s happening at the UN Climate Change Conference which has been taking place for the last two weeks in Madrid.

Thursday 12 December 2019

Europe stumbles in the Middle East

Destabilization in Syria destabilizes neighboring territories.

Friday 29 November 2019

Failing to launch accession talks for North Macedonia and Albania is a historic mistake. Here’s how we should move forward

Nikola Donev outlines the history of the Western Balkans and explains what the EU’s failure to launch accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania mean for those countries.

Monday 4 November 2019

Following five successful Eurovision performances, EU accession talks begin for Australia

Next stop for EU enlargement: Australia.

Thursday 31 October 2019

Under the magnifying glass: The EU’s leading role in international climate protection

The changing nature of international affairs In 2016, the European Union seemed to face a bleak horizon. Internally, it was experiencing the first ever ‘divorce’ of a member state. The United States, the EU’s closest post-war ally and economic partner, was about to see the election of Donald (...)

Thursday 3 October 2019

Who thought putting a wrecker of European values in charge of EU enlargement was a good idea?

As the incoming President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled her team for the next European Commission, Hungary reliably played its usual troublemaker role. The Hungarian nominee was confirmed as László Trócsányi who previously served as the Justice Minister under Viktor Orbán between 2014 and 2019. As (...)

Tuesday 17 September 2019

The case for a ‘responsibility to protect nature’

This summer’s wildfires in the Amazon rainforests and in Siberia were international news, and rightly so. Though the fires occurred in the territories of Russia, Brazil and a handful of other countries, we all breathe the same oxygen, and we all suffer when the world’s forests absorb less CO2. (...)

Monday 9 September 2019

Towards a real European foreign policy

After the fall of the Soviet Empire, the United States established a certain hegemony in the world for almost twenty years. The United States was the only super-power left on the globe and were able to effectively secure their national interest around the world, even if this meant intervening (...)

Friday 30 August 2019
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