Why Democracy Needs an Open Future
Democracy promises that political defeats need not be permanent and mistakes…
Time is Power
Why Europe and Democracy Have Been Forced Onto the Strategic Defensive
Amidst artificial intelligence, war and climate change, a new form of strategic…
The Summer of Migration Tensions Jeopardises the Future of the EU
The summer of 2026 will also be remembered in Europe as the season of…
Small Is Beautiful 2.0:
How Digital Decentralisation Can Strengthen Democracy
When Fritz Schumacher challenged the dogma of large-scale industry with Small…
Work and Society in Transition: a Transdisciplinary Perspective on Progress, Freedom and Humanity in the Thinking of Fromm and Acemoğlu
Prologue: On the idea of ‚European‘ progress Today, as Europe…
Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski: Border Controls are Damaging German-Polish Relations
He is one of the foremost experts on German-Polish relations. Karolewski talks…
Youth and the EU: From Assumed Disinterest to Reinvented Participation
„How will we build Europe if young people do not see it as a collective…
Navigating Rule of Law Reforms in the Western Balkans: A Pathway to EU Enlargement
In its 2024 Rule of Law Report, the European Commission has, for the first…
Konstantin von Notz : „Es ist Zeit, unsere Demokratien sehr entschlossen aufzustellen“
Kaum jemand in Deutschland kennt die innere und äußere Bedrohungslage so gut…
European Parliamentary Elections: A Debacle for Pro-EU Parties or Their Last Chance?
Between 6 and 9 June, 400 million Europeans voted in the European Parliamentary…