The least predictable Belarusian election in decades
The Belarusian presidential election campaign features at least three candidates the government cannot control or ignore – all of whom have the potential to reach a broad audience.
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The German Constitutional Court’s ruling: A wake-up call for Europe
The EU’s institutions and member states must support the CJEU. But words – and more infringement procedures – will not be enough in themselves.
How Germany’s Constitutional Court jump-started the Franco-German engine
By defining legal limits, the Constitutional Court has forced the German government to reconsider its European policy – to make political decisions on Europe where it has the power to do so
Foreign policy after covid: A checklist for a new world
Both national and European identity will be essential to forging foreign policy after the crisis – and to taking on competing claims from sovereigntists
The crisis of a lifetime
Only one thing is certain about the post-pandemic world: there is no way back to the globalised economy that preceded it. Everything else is up for grabs, including the rise of China, the fate of the United States, and the survival of the European Union.
Poland’s presidential election: Political chaos and divides on Europe
Polish voters are strongly divided on European issues. An unfair election could intensify these disagreements, threatening to turn Poland into an increasingly problematic partner for other EU member states.
Poland’s presidential election: Three battles for the future of Europe
By holding an election that violates fundamental democratic norms, Poland will slip further into the illiberal abyss
The corona election: How Trump might use the pandemic to win
For Trump, coronavirus could be the right pandemic at the right time – supplying Republicans with the cover to stop voters turning out
The dangers of crisis diplomacy: Italy, China, and Russia
Italy’s game of narratives around the covid-19 crisis poses a risk to the European project.
Almost an ally: Italy’s new approach to Azerbaijan and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
While recent agreements between Italy and Azerbaijan are economically significant, their political dimension is even more significant, especially as regards the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.