United No Longer? Why Scotland is Reconsidering its Role in the UK
Since Brexit took effect in 2020, the United Kingdom has gone through crisis after crisis. The island nation has notably gone through a recent...
Qatargate: EU’s Big Gas Headache
In December 2022, news broke out that Belgian police had raided homes and apartments of EU officials across Brussels. At first, four suspects were...
The Women of Ukraine: Between Agency and Victimhood
Mainstream, or better said “male-stream,” interpretations of war are gender blind and peripheralize women’s experiences during armed conflict. Structured by masculine assumptions, they obscure...
Maritime Crossroads: The Re-emergence of the Mediterranean as a Potential Source of Supply and...
After thirty years of marginalisation following the end of the Cold War, the Mediterranean is now experiencing a season of profound internal restructuring that...
What is the Future of Austrian Security Policy?
For the longest time, Austria has enjoyed a relatively stable internal security environment. The country is predominantly adjacent to democratic neighboring states that are...
EU-Swiss Relations: Good or Bad Neighbors? It‘s Complicated
On May 15, 2022, the Swiss electorate voted for the adoption of the European Border and Coast Guard Regulation and repealing Regulations. This referendum...
A Bosnian Colapse Dooming?
As the general and presidential elections in October draw closer in Bosnia and Herzegovina, tensions between the constituting ethnic groups are rising. While the...
Maximizing the momentum: Europe’s security dilemma and the new Strategic Compass
Emergence of a European security strategy
Almost eighteen years after the EU adopted its first security strategy (ESS), six years after its predecessor – the...
Via the EU: European Accession Talks in North Macedonia and Ukraine
On her official visit to Kyiv on June 8, 2022, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated that “we are with you...
Montenegro at a Crossroads: How Tight is the Grip of the Past on its...
Just fourteen months after the beginning of its mandate, the Montenegrin government led by Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić imploded due to a vote of...
