Tag: Europe
89 Articles
- Global Governance
The Tip of the Iceberg or a New Low in EU-Russian Diplomatic Relations?
Introduction The aftermath of the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, the leader of the political opposition to President Putin, caused deep frictions compounding the pre-existing…
August 28, 2021
- Global Governance
Belarus: Evolution in a Stalemate
Roughly 700,000 Belarusians took to the streets to demand Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s resignation. Peaceful protests were followed by unprecedented police violence and repression.…
August 2, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Northern Ireland: New Trouble for a Post-Brexit Era
On April 7, 2021 a group of young men and children from the Protestant, loyalist Shankill Road area of West Belfast started a riot. They attacked one of the city’s many …
July 25, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
EU Migration Policy Reform: Alternatives to the Australian Model
Introduction The Common European Asylum System was not well prepared for the 2015 refugee crisis. The European Union had been pursuing the harmonization of asylum policy since…
July 20, 2021
- Global Governance
Hungary’s Transformation and the Complicity of the EU
Hungary has received international attention in the last decade for being the first Member State of the European Union (EU) and the forerunner of democratic transition in East…
April 11, 2021
- Global Governance
Restoring US Credibility for Transatlantic Climate Cooperation
The United States is back when it comes to fighting climate change—at least, that’s the message that Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry is carrying to the rest…
April 1, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Race: A Never-Ending Taboo in France
Events in recent months have once again made race and racism part of public debate in France. There was the beheading of school teacher Samuel Paty in a banlieue, or suburban…
April 1, 2021
- Global Governance
Ireland and America: A Special Affinity
Nearly a century ago, in October 1924, Ireland opened diplomatic relations with the United States of America when Timothy Smiddy presented his credentials to President Calvin…
February 2, 2021
- Forum: LGBTQ+ Issues in International Relations
- Human Rights & Development
Poles Wave the Rainbow Flag in “LGBTQI+-free zones”
Since the 2015 election of the right-wing Law and Justice Party (PiS), Polish civil society has been under attack by the ruling party. This is particularly true for LGBTQI+…
January 21, 2021
- Conflict & Security
The US-NATO Relationship: The Cost of Maintaining Political Pressure on Allies
On July 29, 2020, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper announced the withdrawal of 11,900 US military personnel from Germany. This plan proposed to send roughly half of those troops…
January 15, 2021