Moldova’s Election: A Victory Brings Dual Challenge
On 28 September 2025, Moldova, a former Soviet republic and EU candidate since 2022, held a parliamentary election that was more than a routine vote in Chisinau. The victory of […]
Publications
Strengthening EU Participatory Governance: Lessons Learnt from the Platform on Sustainable Finance
The European Commission’s participatory governance framework plays a crucial role in shaping EU policies, as exemplified by the Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF). However, the PSF’s first two mandates revealed […]
The Ice: The Confrontation That Cannot Thaw
The Fire, the Ice, and the Fog: A Sublimation of the Russian Threat Europe’s debate over Russia is sharply divided along ideological, epistemological, and geographical lines, crystallised by Fiona Hill’s […]
The Future of Europe: Another Historic Moment?
On 10 September 2025, in her much-anticipated State of the Union address, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered a stark message: Europe is locked in a struggle to safeguard […]
Adapting the Hardware of NATO’s Forward-Deployed Nuclear Forces
Abstract: NATO’s theater nuclear posture, generally unchanged since the end of the Cold War, has come under increased scrutiny as Russia’s recent actions in Ukraine raise questions about Allied forces’ […]
The Cost of Forgetting Africa in Security Strategy
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in Ukraine in February 2022, European defence ministries have been firmly focused on responding to the emanating threat from the east. That is an understandable prioritization […]