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11.12.2025
A Shield Without a SwordDemocracy

While it acknowledges the systemic risk Europe faces, the Democracy Shield falls short of addressing its root causes.

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04.12.2025
Why Europe Must Rethink Central Bank Independence Finance and Economy

Defending central banks from the populist right is essential, but it must not mean endorsing their failures.

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01.12.2025
Shaping What We ValueSociety, Media and Culture

For Mariana Mazzucato, arts and culture don’t just contribute to the economy – they mould it.

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01.12.2025
Policy vs Perception: Barcelona’s Culture War Over Urban SpaceGreen Transition

Ariadna Romans i Torrent looks at cities as microcosms of broader ideological battles.

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01.12.2025
International Cultural Relations: A Blueprint for the EU’s Global RoleFuture of EU

The US and China use culture to assert dominance. Can the EU be different? Mafalda Dâmaso thinks so.

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01.12.2025
Learning by Erasure: Culture, Resistance, and Recovery in UkraineSociety, Media and Culture

Kateryna Botanova on rediscovering connections through war and destruction.

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01.12.2025
Scraping the Sacred: Big Tech’s New Cultural ColonialismJustice

AI’s promise of endless creativity conceals familiar exploitation, argues Seden Anlar.

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01.12.2025
Cultural Rights: The Elixir of Social Cohesion?Society, Media and Culture

Ernest Urtasun lays out his vision for culture as a driver of equality and social transformation.

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01.12.2025
Iran’s Quiet, Loud ArtSociety, Media and Culture

Despite decades of crackdown, Iranian artists continue to produce political works.

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01.12.2025
Owning the Past: Orbán’s Statue CrazeDemocracy

Quantity matters more than quality when your goal is controlling the narrative, says Kata Benedek.

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