Europe
Polish Public Opinion and Media in the Light of the Belarus-Poland Border Crisis
"The region seems to have turned the world’s attention to how not to handle a refugee crisis."
Europe
Human Rights
Abortion as a Human Right: The Fight for Reproductive Rights in Argentina and Poland
"Historical trends suggest that countries that legalize abortion for demographic reasons have laws that are easy to overturn with changes in governmental power. In contrast, countries that legalize abortion as a result of protests may have laws that are much more difficult to overturn"
Arts & Culture
Fanaticism and the "Ultras" Movement: How Far Will You Go to Support Your Team?
"This politicized social phenomenon cannot be confined to ... dismissive outsider analysis. The Ultras constitute much more than a sum of their (often unsavory) parts."
Education
Integrating Refugee Women into Germany
"The migration and integration journey is particularly difficult for refugee women. Until the German immigration system successfully accommodates the unique needs of this demographic, Germany will fall short of Angela Merkel’s vision."
Europe
Not In My Haus: Berlin's Referendum on Rent Reform and the Future of Urban Housing Policy
"Berlin's referendum provides interesting insight into the future of urban housing policy in the West, signaling a consequential shift away from the post-Cold War policy of privatizing housing stock."
Human Rights
The Unspoken War on Terror
"While the world has focused on combating extremism in the Middle East, a crisis has emerged in [Mali and Burkina Faso], one that threatens to undo decades of antiterrorism efforts."
China
Strategic Compass for Poland and the EU: How to Manage the Complexity of Sino-American Rivalry and Russian Aggression Against Ukraine
"With the Russian aggressive policy towards Central and Eastern Europe, the time has come to think seriously about Poland as the potential regional powerbroker in the evolving Sino-American competition that has also been affecting the entire European security."
Europe
Allies in Name Alone: The Hagia Sophia and NATO’s Greece-Turkey Problem
"In many ways, the confrontation over the Hagia Sophia and Greek-Turkish disputes more broadly exemplify a unique challenge to NATO: the alliance’s limitations when it comes to controlling such internal strife."
Europe
A Federal Europe: One More Try?
"While federation builders like VOLT and DiEM25 are far from mainstream, they might be the pioneers of a broader shift away from nationalism and towards more globalist and pan-European perspectives."
Arts & Culture
Earthworms and Breasts: What Controversial Art Reveals About Political Polarization in Latvia
"Art, it seems, has become a new venue for populists to build their power, proliferate discord, and sow the same divisions that once brought Poland's and Hungary's civil society to its knees."
China
Healthy Cooperation in a Multipolar World: The Fate of the New International Pandemic Treaty
"A new pandemic treaty should remain within the existing confines of the WHO without creating new multilateral organizations."
Energy & Environment
The European Union, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, and Global Climate Leadership
As the European Union mulls the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, questions remain over how that will affect EU relations with other nations.