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Democracy and citizenship

A voter steps out of a booth draped in Romania’s red, yellow, and blue during the first round of the 2025 presidential election, with a ballot box marked 'Alegerea Președintelui României 2025' in view. Romania
Democracy and citizenship
Analysis

Fault lines in the East: Romania’s political transformation and Europe’s future

By Antonia Colibășanu // Posted on 08 May 2025
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Europe’s restrictive migration policy trend did not originate in the US, but its policies have influenced the rhetoric and frameworks through which immigration issues are framed and addressed. Europe
Future of Europe
Analysis

The trail of Trump’s (anti-)immigration policies in Europe

By Rut Bermejo Casado // Posted on 13 Mar 2025
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Security checkpoint at the entrance of the Osmaniye Accommodation Facility in Turkey. A large sign overhead shows the facility’s name in three languages (English, Turkish and Arabic), along with the Turkish flag and AFAD (Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority) logo. A silver car is stopped at the gate as two security officers check the area. A man stands near a white building, with blue fences and barriers around. Refugees
Democracy and citizenship
Analysis

The fall of the Assad regime and what it means for Syrian refugees

By Ezgi Irgil // Posted on 04 Feb 2025
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View of the floor of the US Congress during the 2018 State of the Union address, with the president at the podium facing lawmakers. Donald Trump
China, the US and the new world order
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Roundtable ‘Donald Trump’s second term: implications for Europe and the future of liberal democracies’

// Posted on 25 Nov 2024
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Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shake hands before the presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 10 September 2024. US Elections
China, the US and the new world order
Analysis

The US elections: campaign, transition and inauguration

By Carlota García Encina // Posted on 30 Oct 2024
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US President Joe Biden, in a navy blue suit, and Vice President Kamala Harris, in a beige suit, in front of a crowd of people during the 4th of July celebration at the White House
China, the US and the new world order
Analysis

The new Democratic presidential ticket: what’s changed and what remains the same

By Eric Sigmon // Posted on 10 Sep 2024
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Detail of the façade of the Royal Palace in Madrid with the Spanish flag. King Felipe VI
Inside Spain
Experts Comment

King Felipe VI restores trust in the monarchy in his first decade

By William Chislett // Posted on 23 Jul 2024
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Capitol Building at night. Kamala Harris and JD Vance
China, the US and the new world order
Analysis

One heartbeat away from the presidency: Kamala Harris vs JD Vance

By Eric Sigmon // Posted on 19 Jul 2024
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Space radar image of Rhine River, France and Germany.
Democracy and citizenship
Experts Comment

Germany’s closest partner slips further away

By Henning Hoff // Posted on 11 Jul 2024
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Prime Minister of the UK answers questions at a session at the House of Commons, May 1, 2024.
Democracy and citizenship
Experts Comment

Time for the UK to adopt Spain’s electoral system?

By William Chislett // Posted on 09 Jul 2024
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Ceremony in Strasbourg’s hemicycle, The European Parliament at 70: “The voice of citizens and democratic values”.
Future of Europe
Analysis

Citizen participation in the EU’s democratic life

By Alberto Alemanno // Posted on 04 Jun 2024
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Volodymyr Zelensky, President of the Republic of Ukraine, Angela Merkel, German Chancellor, Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation and Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic at the Summit on the war in Ukraine in Normandy at Salle Murat, Palais de l'Elysée.
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood
Analysis

France’s Eastern Zeitenwende?

By Teona Giuashvili // Posted on 08 May 2024
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Human silhouettes in front of a brightly lit Unites States flag screen. US

Roundtable ‘Values, ideas, culture: the end of US soft power?’

May 14, 2025

Pope Leo IV, seen from behind and dressed in the papal cassock, walked away after delivering his first Regina Caeli prayer from a balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square. On the left, part of the building clad in light travertine can be seen, while a column of the same stone, framed by red curtains, stands behind him. Pope

The Pope, the Holy See and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

May 14, 2025

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The impact of the NGEU funds begins to be felt

May 13, 2025

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