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Unless the EU itself reforms, Ukraine’s membership would make it one of the biggest beneficiary of the bloc’s budget.
Ukraine needs some successes on the battlefield if it is to maintain international support.
As the war nears 600 days, there are signs that support for Ukraine could be beginning to waver in some parts.
According to a survey of almost 800 climate researchers, 73% are sceptical of the idea of green growth. Instead, approaches such as agrowth and degrowth are gaining ground.
Commission president Ursula von der Leyen’s 2023 state of the union speech saw her press for expansion for the union’s own good.
Zelensky has undoubtedly presented his European allies with a ‘credible plan and realistic requirements for support’.
Green technologies like wind turbines and electric vehicles are moving centre stage in geopolitics.
Ukraine’s summit with EU will be all about avoiding mixed messages on both sides.
The EU commission is taking legal action against Hungary may not be a sure win for LGBT rights in Europe.
Bolder action is needed if the African Union and the European Union are to find common ground on migration.
Russia sent troops to two Moscow-allied breakaway regions in Ukraine, after President Vladimir Putin recognized the regions’ independence. Five stories provide background to the growing conflict.
After Brexit, COVID, Afghanistan and more, a look at where the EU stands on key issues.
To achieve sustainable growth under the constraint that consumption is independent from the use of natural resources, we must move along the path of qualitative growth.
The October launch of the “EU-US Dialogue on China” shows that the two shores of the Atlantic have come to recognise the importance of coordination and cooperation when facing up to Xi Jinping.
In her first state of the union speech, Commission president Ursula von der Leyen took a confrontational stance over discrimination, singling out Poland in particular.
Long lenient toward China, Europeans have recently taken a firmer approach. Beijing’s conduct during the Covid-19 pandemic and its general intransigence have had a lot to do with this.
In trying to win over hostile MEPs, the new president of the Commission made some bold promises.
It’s not just that the new top team only represents western states. Several of them seem rather unprepared to lead the union.
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Head of Department of Politics, University of Surrey
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Professor of International Relations, Jean Monnet Professor of European Security, National University Odesa Law Academy
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Portsmouth
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Lecturer in Politics, University of Portsmouth
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Senior Lecturer in Government, University of Essex
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Professor of Political Economy, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Finance, Pôle Léonard de Vinci
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Spécialiste des questions chinoises et asiatiques, chercheur associé à la Harvard Kennedy School et au John K. Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies à Harvard, Fellow-in-residence, Paris Seine Initiative (Institute of Advanced Studies), professeur invité, ESSEC
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Doctoral Researcher - Adjunct Lecturer (Chargé d'enseignement), Sciences Po
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Lecturer in Criminology, Birmingham City University
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Associate Professor in global studies, School of Education and Communication, Jönköping University
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Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Russian and East European Studies, Arizona State University
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Director of the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program, Harvard University
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Arizona State University
