Politics

How Europe’s Urgent Need for Rearmament is Straining the Fabric of International Law

Power and Principles- this time with NATO (specifically the EU countries). Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/a-bunch-of-bullet-like-objects-on-a-blue-background--gk8BqMhYrw . I. A New Era of European Defence: Motives and Obstacles How is it that the subject of European rearmament has managed to find its way into domestic conversations with no accessible change in sight? What happens when a soldier lies in the face of adversity and is made to follow an AI-generated respons

Shruti Keshan

7 days ago4 min read

"Of Course, Trump Knew About the Girls" New Epstein Emails Reveal

Breaking news... or is it anything unexpected? Newly released emails contain the first direct allegations of misconduct linked to Donald Trump's involvement with the convicted sex trafficker Jeffery Epstein. What does this entail for Trump and his administration? How is Washington reacting to this?

Sofija Stanojevic

Nov 183 min read

The Mamdani Era: A New Face for NYC Politics

Overview of the Mamdani policy, following his recent election.

Jakob Beller

Nov 53 min read

Europe’s Cognitive Dissonance: Rearmament without Resolve

Joint article with Ryan Dillmann Pexels/Creative Vix At the historic NATO summit in The Hague on 25 June 2025, alliance members agreed to raise direct defence spending to 3.5% of GDP, with an additional 1.5% allocated for civil preparedness, security infrastructure, and the defence industrial base by 2035. This decision has been the direct result of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, and various other world tensions, prompting a renewed need for rearmament. Outside

Timofey Zhalnin

Nov 16 min read

Enemy at NATO’s Gates – Unprecedented Russian Air Provocation

Polish F-16 fighter jet / Wikimedia Commons Last week, the Polish airspace was subject to unprecedented violation by Russian drones...

Mikołaj Miernik

Sep 207 min read

Oh, not even you, Starmer, can escape Epstein.

" Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets US President Donald Trump " by UK Prime Minister is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 . It has been a...

Jakob Beller

Sep 163 min read

Circus has arrived: Polish presidential elections explained

Joint article with Zofia Pogorzelec and Mikołaj Miernik Rafał Trzaskowski (left) and the President Elect Karol Nawrocki (right) (Source:...

Marceli Dziuba

Sep 89 min read

Redefining Britannia in the 21st Century

AI generated Keir Starmer as a British Imperial Soldier "The sun never sets on the British Empire” — a phrase once known across the...

Jakob Beller

Jul 44 min read

Celebrating 90, Mourning 75 years

As the Dalai Lama is about to celebrate his 90th birthday, this year also marks the 75 years of Chinese rule over Tibet. This summons...

zochapogorzelec

May 155 min read

Oops, We Helped You Again

A Critical Assessment of the Concept of Political Interventionism and Its Dilemmas Aliaksei Lepik for unsplash.com The majority of us,...

Helen Gaydukova

May 137 min read

Friedrich Merz looking straight into the camera during a political speech.

The Countdown Is On.

Germany’s new government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces a daunting task: stop the country’s economic decline and stem the rise of the far-right AfD. With voters disillusioned and the economy in recession, Merz’s coalition has little time—and even less room for error.