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Democracy and society

Democracy par excellence

A transnational Citizens’ Assembly could enable a deliberative opening far beyond national enclosures and the ‘Brussels bubble’

By Claudia Chwalisz

Reuters/ Irakli Gedenidze

European integration

Will Georgia’s European dream become a reality?

Even if the European Council responds favourably and grants Georgia candidate status, its future path towards EU membership could be very murky

By Kakha Gogolashvili

Reuters/Toby Melville

European integration

Barking up the wrong European tree

Only a Europe of networks will be able to secure public goods in the unbounded, digitalised and interdependent EU of today

By Jan Zielonka

Reuters/Charles M. Vella

Democracy and society

Total honesty and far-right lies

The confidence with which analysts have settled on the causes of Geert Wilders’ victory is misplaced. More humility and introspection are needed

By Tom Theuns, László Andor

Reuters/Yves Herman

Democracy and society

There is no appetite to make Europe more welcoming

Political pressure is high to finalise the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. But it won’t be the silver bullet to the EU’s asylum troubles

By Leïla Bodeux

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

What a feminist approach to the Middle East conflict could look like

One of the principles of feminist foreign policy is to lay down arms to enable humanitarian aid

By Lydia Both

Reuters

Democracy and society

An unexpected Trump-shock in Dutch politics

A political earthquake has occurred in the Netherlands: distrust and social unease have brought about the win of a notorious populist

By René Cuperus

Reuters

Economy and ecology

Belarus’ potash industry is going through the mill

Belarus produces 20 per cent of the world’s potash fertiliser. The declining export was said to threaten global food security. But did it?

By Lev Lvovskiy

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Italy, Albania, asylum and ‘European values’

The Italy-Albania migration agreement shows how the EU benefits from keeping candidate countries outside the union, where its laws don’t apply

By Lily Lynch

Reuters

Democracy and society

Once again, the Catalan question rocks Spain

The Spanish government begins its administration in a highly fractious political context. Many months of continued polarisation could follow

By Andrew Dowling