The Rule of Law Crisis: EU’s response to Poland’s violation of the rule of law
Introduction Since its formation, one of the main aims of the European Union is to preserve unity among its member states and strengthen their cooperation. Late...
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The “Zemmour phenomenon”: How Éric Zemmour is Harnessing French Pessimism to Drive His Xenophobic Candidacy
The social policies that Éric Zemmour would implement, if elected as French President, perfectly distill the currents of the country’s racism and xenophobia ove...
Looking Beyond Ukraine: How decisive U.S. action in the Ukraine crisis can help Taiwan
Near the Ukrainian border and in Crimea – a peninsula forcibly annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014 – the buildup of Russian military forces is a point of gro...
Pride and Populism: Rising Populist Governments in Europe Clamp Down on LGBTQ+ Rights
On October 27th, the Italian Senate scrapped DDL Zan, a bill that would have amended a section of the Italian penal code to include bans on discrimination, viol...
Dealing with the colonial past in the Netherlands: the Zwarte Piet Phenomenon
The significance of evaluating controversial remnants of the past and an accompanying greater emphasis on political correctness are resonating through...
A Life of Public Service: Ambassador John Koenig on his Experience as an American Diplomat in Europe and Beyond
John Koenig served as the U.S. ambassador to Cyprus from 2012 to 2015. As a career foreign service officer, he has held assignments in Belgium, Greece, Indonesi...
Toward a “Grander Strategy of Containing Putin’s Russia”: Ambassador Michael McFaul on Engagement and Containment in a New Era of Great Power Competition
U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul leaves the Foreign Ministry in Moscow, Russia on May 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze, File) Michael McFaul served a...
Former French President on Trial: Corruption and Alleged Ties to Gaddafi
Jerome Lavrilleux, center, a former cabinet director for the French President Nicolas Sarkozy, arrives at the courtroom Thursday, May 20, 2021 in Paris. Former ...
Propaganda in the Age of Post-Truth: The Evolution of Political Deception
“Post-truth” was the Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year in 2016. It was meant to put a name to what felt like a new and alarming trend in political di...
Secularism, Separatism, and Silencing: How Islamophobia is Codified in the Name of ‘Laïcité’
The French word, ‘laïcité’, represents the constitutional principle of secularism in France. The model of separating religion from public life has long been a c...