IPS Journal

Western sanctions against Syria were initially imposed to target the Assad regime. Why are they still in place today?

Sanctions were indeed imposed to target the Assad regime, but in a specific context: Bashar al-Assad’s…

The images at the end of March could hardly have been more contrasting: while General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan strode through the presidential palace in Khartoum with his fist raised, cheered on by his supporters from the…

Never let a good crisis go to waste. The crazier America seems, the more attractively sane Europe looks to much of the world. Expect a fall in US influence in culture and social attitudes, its soft power fading fast as well…

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 currently doing, complicate the government’s work. He…

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…