The results of Romania's presidential election show citizens’ disillusionment with the country’s established political forces and institutions.

The Syrian civil war is effectively over, but healing the country’s wounds will require a careful diplomatic push.

What does the future hold for Taiwan as a second Trump presidency ensures renewed isolationism?

As the European Union tries to enhance its competitiveness on the global stage, balancing its trade ambitions with its sustainability goals has proven difficult. The recently delayed EU Deforestation Regulation, challenged by both internal political forces and the bloc’s external partners, is a good example. While such laws are necessary in climate mitigation efforts, the EU’s primary goal should be to reduce overconsumption and enhance self-sufficiency.

Faced with cost of living, housing, and healthcare crises, Romanians are disillusioned with available political options.

The selection of Baku as host casts doubts on the effectiveness of the world’s biggest climate summit.

How is the EU's focus shifting from peace and conflict prevention to security and increased military spending?

The Sahel has recently seen many coups and surging instability. Brussels must change its approach to the region or risk becoming irrelevant.

The possibility of a full-blown war between Israel and Lebanon has never been stronger. The EU must do everything in its power to defuse tensions.

Continued support from European institutions amidst rise of the far right is crucial for Georgia's European aspirations. 

In India’s ongoing elections, economic and social issues are intertwined with rising temperatures and declining agricultural harvests.

Seizing frozen Russian assets would help Europe reconcile military support for Kyiv with tightening national budgets. But there are risks.

Donald Trump's possible return prompts the EU to rethink its foreign policy. Its new mission in the Red Sea, however, is a wrong move.

While EU leaders continue to bicker over the future of the EU-Mercosur deal, abandoning it is not the answer.

Climate finance is on the rise, but it is still nowhere near the scale needed to cover climate impacts and fund the global green transition.

Can an increasingly vulnerable nuclear deal remain on the table amid regional unrest and counter-allegiances? 

As the Israel-Palestine crisis continues to intensify, the EU's lack of a Middle East strategy becomes increasingly apparent.

The recent string of coups in the Sahel highlights the fragility of Europe's approach to the region. What should a Sahel strategy prioritise?

Sudan's descent into war exposes various power struggles and could bring regional tensions to boiling point.

Rising powers, new alliances and rivalries, and the global challenge of climate change are reshaping world politics. What role for the EU?

The key role of rare earths' exploitation in the war in Ukraine

In recent years, the citizens of Serbia and Albania have offered inspiring examples of mobilisation against extractivism and ecosystem degradation. Can their success be replicated across the Balkans and beyond?

Raluca Besliu looks at how evolving narratives of national history helped pave the way to war.

Russia’s courtship of African nations since the Cold War era could be paying off.

Since Russia has been looking east to lessen its dependence on the West, how much will EU and US sanctions hurt?

Romania's vaccination campaign conceals a power struggle which could push the country past breaking point.

Raluca Besliu examines the implications of a proposed AI implant for the human brain.

The actions of citizens taking to the streets to call for political change have had a defining impact on Romania's recent history and continue to shape its politics.

Referendums in Romania have been instrumentalised by various political actors as strategies to increase legitimacy and popularity.