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A guideline to Belarusian repressive methods. Dealing with structural roots of dissent

The 2020 mass protests took place thanks to a vibrant private sector that produced a highly-skilled, well-paid urban class not tied to Lukashenka’s social contract. Lukashenka response can be seen partly in his Soviet upbringing and political career which produced a worldview not devoid of class-based categories. Thus, he attacked the means that sustain the […]

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“Mortal Danger” or “Unity in Adversity”? The Effects of Covid-19 on European Solidarity and Implications for the Future of Europe

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At the beginning of 2020, the European Union was forced to deal with an unprecedented health crisis which has impacted the whole world. No country was able to escape the disastrous economic and human consequences caused by the coronavirus pandemic. This pandemic has undoubtedly been one of the biggest challenges for the EU since its

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Do the Eastern European Member States Represent Their Interests in Brussels Enough? A Closer Look at Lobbying in the Visegrad Group

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As the severe consequences of the coronavirus crisis are about to hit the European economy, the internal competition between various interest groups is undoubtedly heating up. The visions of European solidarity and national interests once again are clashing, with sentiments and dilemmas remaining even more acute.[1] While the EU will be recovering from the crisis,

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France and Italy: Is it the momentum for a new European path?

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France-Italie: c’eravamo tanto amati e… continueremo ad amarci February 2019. The French ambassador in Rome, Christian Masset, returned to the Farnese Palace after being called back to Paris for several weeks. This unprecedented event marked the culmination of a diplomatic crisis that had been simmering for several months. In the background is the complex relationship

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Trump’s Middle East Plan: Geopolitical or Electoral Pragmatism?

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  On January 28th 2020, the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, unveiled his peace plan for the Middle East. After initially only publishing the economic part on the sidelines of the Bahrain Conference in June 2019, the political part was long awaited in both Israel and Palestine.   A negotiated peace

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