Over the next five years, the true test will be whether the Commission can translate the Strategy into (at least some) tangible progress towards a “Rainbow Europe”, or whether its cautious approach ...

Kyrgyzstan’s abolition of the death penalty was the product of a gradual reform shaped by the State’s post-Soviet democratization path. Following its independence in 1991, the State retained the ...

We propose a global ban on industrial animal agriculture by 2050 because this food system causes massive, unnecessary, and transboundary harm to humans, animals, and the environment. Addressing these ...

In September 2025, the military governments of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger jointly announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) – a move hailed at home as “a step toward ...

Vor rund einer Woche einigten sich die Hamas und Israel auf die erste Phase des US-Friedensplans. Die Kämpfe wurden ...

The case was then referred to the Appeal Court in Kraków for re-examination. Due to all legal doubts surrounding the status of the Chamber of Extraordinary Control, the case was referred to the CJEU, ...

I share the view of those who consider the new administration of the Gaza Strip envisaged by President Trump’s 20-point plan ...

Willingness to reconsider their ideas could demonstrate the Zeitenwende – the 2022 “ historic turning point ” in German security policy that extends also to hearing new perspectives. Yet, their ...

The Treaty on European Union establishes three distinct criteria that every Commissioner must meet at the time of appointment and maintain throughout their term in office: general competence, European ...

Losverfahren wurden in der politischen Ideengeschichte zuweilen als probates Mittel zur Erzeugung von militärischer Sicherheit und Stärke gepriesen. Folgt man dem Ratschlag von Machiavelli, dann kann ...

Autocratic legalism examines how legal frameworks and institutions become instruments for eroding democratic systems. In this context, law operates not as a constraint on authoritarian rule, but as a ...

Freedom of assembly has generally been the political liberty most subject to prior restraint: states find it easier to control space than to control speech. In many countries, a jurisprudence of free ...