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 Our Democratic Institutions aren’t Ready for AI: How Large Language Models threaten citizen participation in decision-making
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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.
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Call for ambassador – Spring 2024 (OPEN)
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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
The end of strong Transatlantic Relations? How Trump(ism) could shape the EU’s future
Written by Jim Welsink Abstract This article looks ahead toRead More
The harmfulness of misplaced comparisons: A Euro-pragmatic approach to the Israel-Hamas and Russo-Ukrainian wars
Written by Fabio Ashtar Telarico Edited by Luca Saviolo and Cristina PerezRead More
Menstrual Health from Childhood to the Workplace: Comparing Hungary and Spain
Written by Karolyn Moore and edited by Tommaso Filippini AbstractRead More
Gender-based Violence in Italy
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- Gender Matters: Intersectional Feminism as a Leitmotif for EU politics
- Policy-making of the Member States
Written by Lucia Cortesi (ambassador to Italy) Introduction The 11thRead More