Between Repression and Resilience: Georgia’s Fight for Democracy
For a year, Georgia has been witnessing one of the most sustained waves of protest in its modern history. Since…
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Polis Paper N° 26 – War and Peace Across the Taiwan Strait. European Perspectives on Possible Geopolitical Escalation in the Indo-Pacific.
An armed conflict between China and Taiwan appears more likely than ever. This would have major implications for the EU.…
From Moscow with Laws: An Authoritarian Playbook of Rule by Law
Authoritarian regimes increasingly replace overt repression with legal control. By weaponizing laws to restrict NGOs, media, and civic activism, governments…
Decolonising Feminism(s): The Fading Echo of Solidarity for “Women, Life, Freedom”
We heard these slogans on the news, we saw them on social media, and we shouted them in the streets.…
Ukraine’s Underground Resistance: The Unseen Battle for Sovereignty
In Ukraine’s occupied territories, coordinated civilian and military resistance movements conduct sabotage, gather intelligence, and defend national identity – forming…
Qandy Qantar – Bloody January and the silencing of a Nation
In January 2022, Kazakhstan faced its most violent domestic crisis since the end of the Soviet era. While the protests…
How migrant communities have become the overlooked victims of hybrid warfare
The popularization of far-right radical ideas among some migrant communities has become widespread in multiple countries across the West (and…
nEUrds Newsletter No. 14 – EU sanctions against Israel, CEPA with Indonesia, and simplification of the CBAM
Welcome back to the latest edition of our nEUrds newsletter, where we dive deep into the riveting world of European…
Young perspectives on the Future of Western Security
In the context of the re-election of Donald Trump as US president and the recent elections in Germany, it is…
Der globale Wettlauf um kritische Rohstoffe: Risiken und Chancen einer europäischen Bergbau-Renaissance
Weltweit ist ein sich zuspitzender Wettlauf um kritische Rohstoffe zu beobachten. Er heizt bewaffnete Konflikte an, zerstört Naturräume und ist…
Are the Streets Enough? Lessons from Protests in Serbia and Georgia
Over 200 days of protests in Serbia and Georgia show determination, but key demands remain unmet. Should movements contest elections…
Wettbewerbsfähigkeit strategisch gedacht: Die EU zwischen Bürokratieabbau und Geschäftsrisiken
Wettbewerbsfähigkeit ist das Wort der Stunde. Doch über dessen Bedeutung gibt es ein großes Missverständnis. Wieso die EU aktuell taktisch…
Polis Brief N° 32 – Feminist Foreign Policy at Risk? What are the Cases of Sweden and Germany Able to Teach Us and Where to Go from Here
As the last few weeks have shown, Germany will suffer the same fate as Sweden – the abolition of a…
Canada after the election: the reliable transatlantic partner to the European Union
Democratic elections follow their own rules and developments. The Canadian Liberals had been way down in the polls during the…
Raw materials, rebellion, Rwanda: The multilateral crisis in eastern DR Congo and its global implications
The ongoing crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is driven by a deadly interplay of armed rebellion,…
Georgia’s fight for EU: Protests against Russian interference
Georgia has been in a protracted crisis since the parliamentary elections in October 2024. Once a pioneer of democratic reforms…
The Fight for the Diaspora – About Grievances and National Identity in Romanian Elections
The results of Romania’s 2024 first presidential round were not only a shock to the more reliable polling institutes inside…
Let’s Start Looking East…and Listening to them, too!
Eastern Europe and Central Asia are often overlooked in discussions on democratic resilience, yet the region has become a frontline…
Trading Tensions – The future of global trade in times of geopolitical instability
Global trade is shifting for a multitude of reasons: Be it as a response to protectionism, President Trump’s tariffs, or…
Veranstaltungsbericht: Digitale Wahlnachlese zur Bundestagswahl 2025
Am 24. Februar 2025, unmittelbar nach der vorgezogenen Bundestagswahl, luden wir zu einer digitalen Wahlnachlese ein. Gemeinsam mit dem Generationenforscher…
The Unfinished Breakaway: Why Somaliland Matters to Global Stability
Until today, no government or international organisation has officially recognised the independence of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia. Fearing…
The High Cost of Ignoring Nagorno-Karabakh: How Unresolved Grievances and Geopolitical Interests Fuel Future Conflict
Nagorno-Karabakh may have fallen to Azerbaijan in 2023, but the conflict is far from over. Decades of ethnic tensions and…
Klimaaußenpolitik unter Schwarz-Rot: Kurs halten oder Kurskorrektur?
Seit 2021 ist Klimaaußenpolitik ein zentraler Bestandteil des Auswärtigen Amts. Doch mit der schwarz-roten Koalition steht sie vor einer ungewissen…
From Revolution to Ruin: Haiti’s Plight and the World’s Apathy
Haiti is in a state of near-total collapse, overshadowed by gang violence, political chaos and a humanitarian disaster. The country’s…
Von innen und außen unter Druck: Populismus und seine Auswirkungen auf die deutsche Außenpolitik
Ein Blogbeitrag von Teresa Becher Die Krise der liberalen Weltordnung Schon kurz vor dem Fall der Berliner Mauer im Jahr…
Bundestagswahl 2025: Junge Perspektiven auf deutsche Außenpolitik
Junge Menschen sind in der deutschen Politik – sowohl in Ämtern als auch als Wählende – unterrepräsentiert. Da ihre Perspektiven…
Impuls von außen – österreichische Erwartungen an die künftige deutsche Bundesregierung
Deutschland ist als aktuell drittgrößte Volkswirtschaft der Welt und bevölkerungsreichstes Land der Europäischen Union ein Schwergewicht auf der Weltbühne. Gerade…
Yemen beyond the Houthis
In October 2023, when the Houthis launched missile strikes on Israel, Yemen briefly made headlines. Yet, the ongoing humanitarian disaster…
West Papua – Exploitation next to the Paradise of Self-Discovery and Improvement
Amid Indonesia’s paradise, West Papua faces decades of exploitation and repression. While its people resist, global silence persists – driven…
Zwischen Abschottung und Solidarität – Eine progressive Perspektive auf die Positionen der Kanzlerkandidat*innen zum Thema Flucht und Migration
Migration ist das bestimmende Thema im Bundestagswahlkampf – doch bieten die Kanzlerkandidat*innen echte Lösungen? Diese Analyse nimmt die Positionen der…