Solidarity and polarisation: A paradoxical legacy?
It is difficult to overlook a seeming paradox that it is not solidarity but societal and, above all, political polarisation that is the Solidarity’s longest-lasting legacy.
A political not judicial process: Impeachment in the U.S.
The political nature of impeachment makes political expediency a greater factor than any legal or even moral framework applicable.
The European Union as a specific case of economic protectionism
How protectionist is the EU?
Indonesia after election 2019 – politics as usual?
Can the newly elected president of Indonesia offer real reform, or will the election results simply reinforce Indonesian politics as usual?
Some keys to understand the popular uprising in Lebanon
Economic crisis aggravating already high inequalities, dysfunctional government and desire to move on from the order inherited from the civil war (1975–1990) are among the main reasons for the protests.
As a donor, the EU should not ignore the protection needs of Syrian aid workers
In a typical scenario in today’s humanitarian aid, expatriate managers coordinate operations from safe areas, while local partners within conflict zones deliver actual aid to beneficiaries.
Surprising connections in political history: Portugal and Finland
There have been surprising moments when Finnish and Portuguese political histories have intersected.
DocPoint: The Makings of a Revolutions
In ‘Kinshasa Makambo’, director Dieudo Hamadi shows the makings of a revolution to oust Joseph Kabila in the city of Kinshasa.
DocPoint: Italy’s colonial aphasia
In “My home, in Libya” director Martina Melilli shows the intimacies of colonialism, war and migration, amidst stories that remain untold.
The parliamentarization of the Common Agricultural Policy and its role as a global actor
The European Parliament missed an opportune moment of the post Lisbon treaty era. Despite this, the Common Agricultural Policy is still a recognizable and influent foreign policy mechanism enhancing the role of the EU as a global actor.
