De Jure Compliance, De Facto Resistance: The Persistence of Elite Power and Institutional Reform in EU Candidate States 
High-speed rail as a strategic infrastructure: a review of the EU’s high-speed rail vision within the TEN-T framework 
Dissent at the centre: protest policing in the EU’s capital 
Unpacking the Global Gateway’s Financial Structure: A Critical Look at its Development Logic De Jure Compliance, De Facto Resistance: The Persistence of Elite Power and Institutional Reform in EU Candidate States
Written by Joes Bruin, EST Researcher & Writer Edited byRead More
High-speed rail as a strategic infrastructure: a review of the EU’s high-speed rail vision within the TEN-T framework
Written by Matteo Benedetti, Ambassador to Italy Edited by AuroraRead More
Dissent at the centre: protest policing in the EU’s capital
Written by Virginia Bima, Belgium Ambassador Edited by Marina PastorRead More
Unpacking the Global Gateway’s Financial Structure: A Critical Look at its Development Logic
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2026 Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive – The amendment process and its impact
Written by Dianne Smits EO Writer & Product developer atRead More
NATO’s Strategic Recalibration in the Cognitive Era
Written by Raffaele PerroneMember, Working Group on Security and DefenseRead More
Fast Fashion, Fast Waste: Investigating the intersection of human health and environmental injustice.
Written by Megan Abdilla Ambassador for Malta, Edited by AlessiaRead More
The Digital Panopticon: Gendered Surveillance as the Most Dangerous Form of Internet Control in Iran and Saudi Arabia
Written by Michela Rossettini 1. Introduction This essay answers theRead More
An Island at the Edge of Europe: How Ireland’s geographical position shapes feelings of belonging to the EU.
Written by Ella O’Connor and Sarah Huang sarah.huang@esthinktank.com and ella.kiernan@esthinktank.comRead More