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Our editorial team focuses on the strategic developments that impact the stability and future of the European region:
European Union Governance: Detailed reporting on the decisions of the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council of the EU, focusing on economic policies and regulatory frameworks.
National Sovereignty and Regional Trends: Monitoring domestic elections, the rise of political movements, and the delicate balance between national interests and European integration.
Security and Defense Architecture: Analysis of the continent’s security posture, including EU-NATO relations, regional conflicts, and the strengthening of European defense capabilities.
At Global Politics, we look beyond the surface of daily headlines to provide the necessary context for understanding Europe’s role on the international stage. We explore how internal European challenges—from migration and energy security to fiscal integration—influence global geopolitical stability. Our goal is to offer our readers a clear, unbiased perspective on the political dynamics that drive one of the world’s most influential regions.
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On March 11, at the United Nations, Russia accused the United States and Ukraine of collaborating on developing chemical and biological weapons. Russian officials claimed to have documents proving an attempt to destroy evidence of this illegal activity. None of…
Albanians should be ashamed as they are the only NATO member protesting the “consequences of war in Ukraine”, said Prime Minister Edi Rama as nationwide demonstrations continued for the fifth day. Citizens, however, say they are not protesting anything to…
Young people engaged in the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) want politicians to make bold decisions about Europe while taking future generations into account, according to Viola Bianchetti from Europe’s largest network of youth organisations. Interview with Viola…
As tensions run high between the West and Russia over the situation along the Ukrainian border, EURACTIV France analyses the positions of April’s presidential election candidates on Moscow. ‘Not-yet candidate’ and current President Emmanuel Macron has been working for weeks…
As the end of the European Union’s year-long participatory democracy experiment draws nearer, 23 out of 27 member states have failed to finalise their final recommendations, calling their dedication to the initiative into question. The Conference on the Future of…
A Turkish court said on Monday (21 February) philanthropist Osman Kavala must stay in prison, lengthening his detention of more than four years without conviction, in a trial that has fuelled tensions in Ankara’s relations with Western allies. The Council…
“Progress towards an equitable world” is Germany’s goal for its G7 presidency program, which frames the G7 states as “leading industrialised countries and value-based partners” with a particular responsibility to “shape a positive future… in the spirit of sustainable economic recovery.”…
The new prime minister of North Macedonia, Dimitar Kovachevski, is making his first visit to Brussels on 3 and 4 February. In view of Skopje’s stalled EU accession bid, this could mean a groundbreaking visit, but it probably won’t be.…
The European security order has broken down. You might think that’s an overstatement. NATO is alive and well. The Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) in Europe is still functioning at a high level. Of course, there’s the possibility of…
An EU-Libya deal under which migrants desperate to reach Europe are turned back and held in “hellish” conditions must be ended, Amnesty International said on Monday (31 January), the pact’s fifth anniversary. The rights organisation said that, over those five…
Éric Zemmour, the fiery far-right candidate in the French presidential elections, chose to clarify his anti-immigration-focused vision of Europe in Calais. While he will not advocate for Frexit, he will try to renegotiate the Schengen agreement, and “if necessary” withdraw…
The way the US recently applied the Magnitsky Act in Bulgaria may have been beneficial for the country struggling with its mafia, but was a humiliation vis-a-vis the EU, Dick Roche writes. Dick Roche is a former Irish Minister for…