IPS Journal

The intensity and duration of the student protests in Serbia have surprised many — at the latest since 15 March. More than 300 000 people gathered to remember the 15 people who have died from the collapse of a canopy at…

Nothing illustrates how the global order has so drastically changed more clearly than how international partnerships have evolved. And there is perhaps no better example than Europe’s latest foreign policy: relations with…

The long-awaited verdict in the trial for embezzlement of EU funds against the leader of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) has caused quite a stir. What were the reactions in France?

Shock, disbelief and statements…

AI ‘agents’ are coming, whether we are ready or not. While there is much uncertainty about when AI models will be able to interact autonomously with digital platforms, other AI tools and even humans, there can be little…

What a difference eight years can make. Or not. When Trump was re-elected in 2024, human rights circles didn’t react with the same indignation as in 2016. People get used to anything — or develop the ability to numb…

In The World Crisis, his personal account of World War I, Winston Churchill noted that ‘the moral consequence of the United States joining the Allies was indeed the deciding cause in the conflict… [Without America] the war…

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić seems invincible. Over the past 13 years – during which he has ruled the Balkan nation as first deputy prime minister, prime minister and president – he always managed to find a way out of…

The topic of housing has moved up the political agenda. During recent regional and national elections in Spain, Austria and the Netherlands, different political parties attempted to gain votes by offering their respective…

For the first time in several decades, Germany is rearming. In the ongoing talks to form a coalition government, the Christian Democrats (CDU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) – the first- and third-largest parties in the Bun…

As Europe grapples with political upheaval and geopolitical crises, a subtle yet far-reaching development is unfolding: the stigmatisation and suppression of civil society organisations.

This trend is currently on full…