What’s going on with Catalonia? A Dream of Independence and a Political Nightmare
By: Gustav Pedersen (Guest Writer)
On October 1, 2017, the people of Catalonia went to the polls to vote on Catalan separation from Spain. While...
A Deal with the Devil? Sweden’s Political Crisis
By: Gustav Pedersen (Guest Writer)
Following the Swedish general election in September 2018, the country was thrown into a long political and governmental crisis, lasting...
Rerouting to Europe
By: Julia Hütter (Guest Writer)
The western Mediterranean sea route, which begins in Morocco and leads migrants on their perilous journey to Spain, has recently...
The Never-ending Conflict
By: Raphaela Tiefenbacher (Guest Writer)
Why have we forgotten about Ukraine? Is it because the fighting has calmed down? The simple answer is no. Five...
Right-wing Extremism on the Move
By: Niklas Danninger (Managing Editor)
Originally founded in 2003 by French radicals as “Le bloc identitaire,” they have since spread to other European countries where...
Head Bites Tail?
On March 31, Ukraine will hold its first presidential elections since 2014, the year in which the Maidan revolution plunged the country into years...
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Political System: It’s Complicated
By: Anja Vujakovic (Creative Director)
Though calls for reform are nothing new, concerns for the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s fate are compounded by crippling...
The Macedonian Naming Dispute
By: Niklas Danninger (Managing Editor)
On October 21, the Macedonian parliament agreed to change the country’s name to Northern Macedonia, thereby ending Greece’s 27-year-blockade of...
The Ottoman Slap to Democracy
Quick wit, slow decline: Months after Turkish President Erdoğan threatened his American counterpart with delivering the infamous “Ottoman slap” in response to US support...
The Franco-German Compromise: Laying the Foundations of a European Defence Union
Two years after the EU rolled out its new global strategy and security policy as a reaction to the Brexit referendum, Germany and France...
