European Union

Interview – Marta Migliorati

E-International Relations • Dec 1 2024 • Features

Martia Migliorati explores shifts in Nordic security and defense policy, the implications of the Ukraine war, and the politicisation of the EU’s trade arrangements.

Opinion – (Un)Sustainable World Order

Natalia Slobodian • Nov 4 2024 • Articles

The concept of the New World Order has experienced significant transformations. The process of reordering keeps occurring.

Democracy Support and the European Parliament

Giuliano Guidi Braga • Oct 13 2024 • Articles

The Parliament has been creative in developing instruments to send its message and pays attention to the rise of challengers and to the drivers of autocratization.

Interview – Marco Siddi

E-International Relations • Oct 11 2024 •

Marco Siddi discusses shifting EU-Russia relations and the attitudes to a green energy transition within the EU, as well as the diplomatic efforts needed for its success.

Opinion – Europe Cannot Ignore the Republican Party’s Shifting Foreign Policy Playbook

Johannes Kornberger • Sep 28 2024 • Articles

Europe must adapt to changing expectations from three competing Republican foreign policy schools or face the geostrategic consequences.

A Geopolitical “Furia Roja”? The European Union and Spain’s EURO 2024 Victory

Moritz Weiss and Benjamin Daßler • Sep 24 2024 • Articles

In both soccer and geopolitics, the key to success lies in the ability to bring together diverse strengths into a cohesive, adaptable, and formidable whole.

Opinion – The EU’s Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products and its Malcontents

Tiago Torrin Itoh Viergever • May 19 2024 • Articles

Critiques of the EUDR have ranged from allegations of simple economic protectionism, to denouncing it as a form of green colonialism.

Review – Eurowhiteness

Sam Pryke • Dec 20 2023 • Features

Hans Kundnani tackles the racial and colonial histories of the European Union, but fails to engage with the idea (or lack thereof) of European nationalism.

Interview – Reva Dhingra

E-International Relations • Jul 6 2023 • Features

Reva Dhingra discusses potential changes to international aid systems, and compares different international approaches to refugee crises.

Microstates and the EU: Identity, Policymaking and the Quest for an Independent Future

Curtis Large • May 21 2023 • Articles

Because Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco and San Marino are on the periphery of Brussels’ institutional mechanisms, policymaking opportunities are limited.

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