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,...
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...
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...
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...
Gaza – The End of the Rules-Based Order
The current post-World War II global order is on the brink of collapse as our society is faced with an unprecedented number of horrific,...
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...
Fought but Unnamed
Today, politicians rarely refer to military conflicts they start as “war”, often using less direct terms. The reasons for this lie in the foundations...
The Illusion of Trump’s Peace Between Armenia and Azerbaijan
If Alfred Nobel could witness the modern world’s scramble for his Peace Prize, how would he react? Among the loudest claimants is Donald Trump,...
Is the West (and Austria) in Breach of the Genocide Convention?
Since 7 October, 2023, the Israeli government has received immense financial, military, diplomatic, and political support from many Western powers. The Austrian Government especially...
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...
