Europe

EU Migration Policy: The EU as a Questionable Actor and a Realist Power

Julia Amorim • May 26 2022 • Essays

For migration, the EU fails to be the normative, liberal power – instead it promotes its interests and creates a gap between rhetoric on migration and harsh practice.

To What Extent Is ‘Great Power Competition’ A Threat to Global Security?

Cormac Smith • May 4 2022 • Essays

The maintenance of US hegemony versus Russia and China contributes significantly to the state of global security: a loss of position would likely have a negative impact.

Citizenship Deprivation Policy in the UK and Abroad: a Postcolonial Analysis

Kate Goodfellow • Apr 10 2022 • Essays

Colonial history is still reflected in the UK citizen deprivation policy, segregating white and Muslim British citizens—it has a global impact too.

Migration in the European Union: Mirroring American and Australian Policies

Hazel Claeys • Mar 20 2022 • Essays

The European Union has abandoned its perceived humanitarian values to pursue a ‘state security’ ideology. The result? New policies make refugees increasingly unwelcome.

Securitisation, China and FDI: The EU’s Foreign Direct Investment Screening Regulation

Talisha Schilder • Mar 15 2022 • Essays

This essay argues that the EU established a tight framework for Foreign Direct Investment screening to securitise Chinese FDI in Europe.

NATO and Russia: A Defensive Expansion?

Julian Izzo • Jan 31 2022 • Essays

An exclusive NATO expansion created lopsided gains, violating the strategic balance between Russia and the West.

Police Brutality Against Voters? The 2017 Catalan Independence Referendum

Marlena Mazura • Jan 12 2022 • Essays

The essay examines alleged policy brutality accusations during the Catalan independence referendum in 2017.

The European Quality of Government Index: A Critical Analysis

Luc Aboubadra • Jan 10 2022 • Essays

The original approach taken by the Quality of Governance Index in measuring public corruption has allowed for strong advances in the framing and understanding of such.

Bananas and Oranges of Christmas Past: Subject Formation under (Post)Socialism

Maria Persu • Dec 22 2021 • Essays

How may fruit consumption practices relate to ‘Romanian’ (post)socialist subject formation? Maria examines such facets of European consumer culture to elucidate power/resistance in the everyday.

Old Wine, New Bottles: A Theoretical Analysis of Hybrid Warfare

Timothy Van der Venne • Nov 30 2021 • Essays

Contrasting classical strategic theory with modern-day practices allows analysts to identify where hybrid warfare fits into the broader field of strategic studies.

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