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Can the EU Pull Its Own Weight? “ReArm Europe” and the Obstacles to European Common Defence

By Bella Popescu Since January, the White House has undergone a whiplash pivot towards Russia in the Ukraine war–while the US won’t leave the Alliance, it also won’t come to the rescue of any European nation involved in a peacekeeping force should it be attacked by Russia. This blunder signalled the administration’s disregard for joint-assuredContinue reading “Can the EU Pull Its Own Weight? “ReArm Europe” and the Obstacles to European Common Defence”

Whose Sustainability? The Global Costs of Europe’s Green Transition

By Claudia Lebiecka Brussels is actively expanding its green trade network. Following its December 2023 decision for a modernised association agreement with Chile, with a particular emphasis on critical raw materials, the European Union and the United Arab Emirates began formal negotiations for a free trade agreement on April 10. The emphasis on renewable energy,Continue reading “Whose Sustainability? The Global Costs of Europe’s Green Transition”

Italy Has Violated the Right to Life: European Court of Human Rights Ruling on Pollution from Illegal Waste Dumping

By Victoria Acheson On 30 January 2025, the European Court of Human Rights, in the case of Cannavacciuolo and Others v. Italy, unanimously found that Italy had violated Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights by failing to protect the right to life of residents in the provinces of the Campania region, knownContinue reading “Italy Has Violated the Right to Life: European Court of Human Rights Ruling on Pollution from Illegal Waste Dumping”

Stolen Childhood: Russia’s Deportation of Ukrainian Children and the European Response

By Laura Marino In one of the most chilling atrocities of the Russo-Ukrainian War, Russia has abducted nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children, ripping them from their homes, stripping them of their identities, and forcing them into Russian families. Now, they are being russified and indoctrinated with Russian propaganda, while their Ukrainian roots are systematically erased. TheContinue reading “Stolen Childhood: Russia’s Deportation of Ukrainian Children and the European Response”

Destabilising the Eastern Flank: The Impact of Russia’s Information Warfare on the 2024 Eastern European Elections – Part III

Part III – The impact of Russia’s IW strategies, successes or near misses? With Kremlin-friendly disinformation and propaganda having woven through local political discourse and permeated formal proxy structures, the final part of this series will offer a brief analysis of the impact that Russia’s IW had on electoral and democratic integrity. Particularly, it willContinue reading “Destabilising the Eastern Flank: The Impact of Russia’s Information Warfare on the 2024 Eastern European Elections – Part III”

Destabilising the Eastern Flank: The Impact of Russia’s Information Warfare (IW) on the 2024 Eastern European Elections – Part II

By Bella Popescu Part II: The case of Romanian Elections Having analysed the proxies and narratives through which Kremlin-friendly propaganda has infiltrated Moldova’s domestic discourse in the lead-up to the 2024 Presidential Election and European Union (EU) Referendum, this section will examine the case of Romania’s Presidential Elections. Following an in-depth presentation of the proxies,Continue reading “Destabilising the Eastern Flank: The Impact of Russia’s Information Warfare (IW) on the 2024 Eastern European Elections – Part II”