IPS Journal

Unless last-minute diplomatic efforts can save the day, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) looks set to mark its 50th anniversary next month not only three member states short but also facing the onset…

The first round of the Polish presidential election is scheduled for 18 May. Although the president has limited powers under the constitution, he can, as Andrzej Duda is doing now, complicate the government’s work. He has…

A recent study by the Hungarian Digital Media Observatory (HDMO) revealed that Hungary is the most vulnerable country in East-Central Europe to disinformation and conspiracy theories, with over two-thirds of the population…

On 4 April, the South Korean Constitutional Court unanimously confirmed the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol. This is the second time in less than 10 years that a South Korean president has been removed from office.…

Europe’s approach to migrant ‘smuggling’ is harmful and absurd.

Instead of tackling the lack of regular pathways, thereby forcing people to embark on dangerous migration journeys, European countries are targeting migrants,…

There are two strategic implications that can be drawn from Donald Trump’s decision to declare a tariff war on the rest of the world. One is that he intends to restructure the entire global economy around US interests,…

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…