She Said No but the Court Said Otherwise: Rethinking Consent Across Europe
Vienna, Austria, 2025—The criminal court is facing a case involving up to 15 adolescents aged 16–21 who allegedly raped and sexually harassed a 12-year-old...
Sins of the Past and Problems of the Present: Poland’s Security Dilemma and Germany’s...
Since President Donald J. Trump’s second inauguration, Europe has been in a quagmire. Most European nations had previously defunded or minimised their armies, relying...
A Realist’s Perspective on the Austrian Neutrality Discourse
Since the day Russian soldiers crossed the border into Ukraine, Austria’s neutrality has once again transformed into a highly controversial political topic. Given the...
A Quiet Tale of the Muzzled Mind, the Intellectual Straitjacket and Cancel Culture
“Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two makes four. If that is granted, all else follows."
1984, George Orwell.
The Cult of Consensus
The...
Gabriel Attal – Portrait d’une ambition
L’hiver semblait porter une chaleur et un élan. Au début du mois de janvier 2024, Élisabeth Borne, à la tête d’un gouvernement déjà vieux...
Is Russia a Fascist State Now?
Since the invasion of Ukraine, both the expert and academic communities have witnessed a noticeable increase in debates about the nature of the current...
The Illusion of Being Informed: The News Find-Me Effect in the Algorithm Age
“Birds of a feather flock together.” This old saying feels particularly relevant in the algorithm-driven world of today’s media. We’re constantly surrounded by news...
Big Brother Goes Brussels: Why the EU’s Chat Control Should Scare You
“But you can't make people listen. They have to come round in their own time, wondering what happened and why the world blew up...
Offshoring of the Asylum Processing – The EU and the Italo-Albanian Migration Agreement
On Wednesday, 16 October, 2024, an Italian Navy vessel carrying sixteen migrants of Egyptian and Bangladeshi origins arrived at the Albanian port of Shëngjin,...
Borrowed Words: The Everyday Violence of an Imposed Language
“I speak only one language, and it is not my own.”
This paradox, articulated by Jacques Derrida, serves as a poignant entry point into the...
