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 The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) – climate leadership or geostrategic misstep?
Written by Annica Auer and edited by Tommaso Filippini OnRead More
An emergency like no other: Climate Inaction and Human Rights
Written by Sara Alvarinhas (Ambassador for Portugal) and edited byRead More
The role of comparative analysis in evaluating state compliance with international human rights law: between legal theory and political reality
Written by Leah Rea and edited by Alessia Calarese InRead More
European Peace Facility: ‘The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly’
Written by Zoe Nakoma Hartwig and edited by Sara LolliRead More
Our Democratic Institutions aren’t Ready for AI: How Large Language Models threaten citizen participation in decision-making
Written by Milan Wiertz (external submission) and edited by TommasoRead More
The diminishing strength of democratic values and practices within the European Union – “European Democracy Action Plan”
Written by Sabrina Nenescu (Ambassador of Denmark) Edited by IorgusRead More
NATO and the Common Foreign and Security Policy: is this the right time for an European Army? An open parenthesis in perspective of the new emerging conflicts.
Written by Eleonora Santonocito (Ambassador for Italy) and edited byRead More
Call for ambassador – Spring 2024 (OPEN)
Being an EST Ambassador means being part of an internationalRead More
Strengthening Energy Security: The Growing Partnership Between Kazakhstan and the EU in Oil Trade
Written by Thomas Coffey and edited by Lucia Torlai IntroductionRead More