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.
President Donald Trump won his re-election on the promise of fighting an unprecedented trade war against the rest of the world. He has proposed a universal tariff on all goods imports to the United States of between 10-20…
The Russian gas freeze for Transnistria, which came into effect on 1 January, has triggered a serious energy crisis in the breakaway region of Moldova. How has daily life been affected?
Daily life in the Transnistria region…
When Donald Trump re-enters the White House on 20 January, he will be in a considerably more powerful position than he was when he first became president. In 2017, as in 2025, Trump’s Republican Party enjoyed a ‘trifecta’…
Faced with student-led anti-corruption protests, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić seems to count on foreign support to maintain his legitimacy. He is one of the very few leaders who appears to be equally backed by both…
After 15 months of bitter conflict in the Gaza Strip, a ceasefire deal has been agreed that promises an end to the fighting and will allow for the access of food and other desperately needed humanitarian aid to the civilian…
Donald Trump’s return to the White House is a turning point in US election history. This is not an election that simply reaffirmed the global trend of people embracing change in last year’s ‘super election year’. It is…
US President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration starts at noon on 20 January. Trump’s non-stop election campaign since losing to Joe Biden in 2020 suggests a better organised redo of his first term, with the same…
Indonesia’s new president, Prabowo Subianto, is deeply rooted in the military. A retired military general and former defence minister, Prabowo is expected to take a more ‘active’ and ‘hands-on’ approach in regard to…
After 27 months of presidential vacuum and 12 unsuccessful attempts to elect a president, Lebanon’s parliament has finally ended the impasse. In its 13th session, held on 9 January 2025, the parliament elected army…
2025 dawns with a familiar paradox: while personal ledgers are reset and financial forecasts are refreshed, our global climate accounting remains trapped in a cycle of mounting deficits and unpaid debts.
The dust has…
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