As a dedicated debate platform, the IPS Journal explores crucial questions in international politics, from foreign and security policy to European integration, international relations, global environmental issues and pressing social topics. The journal offers well-founded analyses from academia and the world of practice, alongside opinionated commentaries and topical interviews – all providing impetus for a fruitful opinion-forming process.
In Ukraine, the issue of participation in the Olympic Games in Paris should individual representatives of Russia and Belarus be admitted to them, albeit in a neutral status, has been heatedly and emotionally discussed,…
The recent statement about Azerbaijan’s intent to become a BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) member-state should be read within the context of this drift. Such a statement should be understood primarily in the…
Migration has undeniably taken centre stage in political discourse, not only as a domestic hot topic but also as a subject of intense international debate and diplomacy. Whilst domestically, many actors strategically…
Following weeks of debate, Joe Biden has decided not to run for re-election to the US presidency. A decision that deserves respect or rather a late realisation by the President?
The decision would have deserved respect if…
The world economy is at a turning point. As global supply chains face increasingly frequent disruptions, the structures underpinning markets and international trade are unravelling, leading to economic instability which, in…
It was arguably the most surprising news to come out of last week’s NATO summit: In four short sentences, the US, together with the German government, announced its intention to station American land-based medium-range…
In yet another day of protests, Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, filled up with smoke amid loud explosions on Tuesday 16 July 2024, as heavily armed police fired tear gas and live rounds at protesters waving the national flag and…
Supporting Ukraine in winning the war and securing a prosperous future are two sides of the same coin. Rebuilding efforts and the mobilisation of donors are already underway, as the recent Ukraine Recovery Conference in…
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán kicked off Hungary’s six-month Presidency of the Council of the EU with diplomatic moves that shocked the country’s EU and NATO partners. He began by going to Kyiv for his first bilateral meeting…
Drawing lessons from the enlargement of the European Union is tricky. The key elements have always been different enough: the geopolitical contexts, the internal challenges of the candidate countries, the EU and its…
