The Arctic region raises many conflicting interests within the EU. It is the struggle between various political interests designed at the state-level, but also at the supranational level that makes the EU’s Arctic policy a very interesting issue to be analyzed.
The parliamentarization of the European Union’s Arctic policy Read More »
Political spectrums in Portugal seem to follow an international tendency of radicalization and further polarization of speeches and parliamentary rhetoric. Portuguese politics is an interesting point of departure for the study of political and economic crises.
The Eurozone crisis and its implications in present Portuguese politics Read More »
The economic aid after World War II known as the Marshall Plan can presently serve as an example of how an economic crisis can be fought against not only relying on financial or monetary aid but also with an effective push for policy-reform.
The Marshall Plan and its relevance for the present times Read More »
Uber and other platform companies have showed that digitalization is an engine of deregulation. However, the need of governments to intervene in issues such as lower wages of Uber drivers is an issue of intense debate between between free-marketeers and supporters of continuous state regulation.
Understanding the global economy after Platform companies Read More »
Some greening measures in the common agricultural policy could be understood as an excuse to maintain protectionist elements in an expensive policy.
Economic protectionism and environmentalism in the CAP Read More »
There have been surprising moments when Finnish and Portuguese political histories have intersected.
Surprising connections in political history: Portugal and Finland Read More »
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.
The parliamentarization of the Common Agricultural Policy and its role as a global actor Read More »
