As Serbia heads to elections on 25 October, the EU must acknowledge that the contest is already unfair, and that the election-engineering methods perfected in Belgrade could spread well beyond the Western Balkans.
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Can You Still Love Back?
In this love letter to Europe, Tomáš Sedláček, who grew up flying over the Iron Curtain, asks whether Europe can still love back.
Europe Must Choose Its Rivals
Europe cannot practise economic statecraft until it distinguishes allies from rivals.
For Europe, Clarity is Strength
The European Union's power rests on the credibility of its commitments. By proposing to weaken the 2035 ban on new…
When the Map No Longer Holds
There's a moment when the old maps stop working, and someone has to decide whether to correct them or draw new ones. Europe has…
Coming of Age Inside your Digital Borders
From a childhood eased into the internet age to a generation thrown into it.
Democracy Is Not a Service
Tech billionaires are turning wealth into political power while citizens retreat into the habits of consumers. Resistance…
Europe, Child of the Improbable
Born from catastrophe, Europe remains an unfinished metamorphosis.
Living Among Predators
Europe was built to transcend power politics through law, markets, and integration. As war returns and the liberal order…
Letter from a country that no longer exists
From the disappearance of Yugoslavia to the war in Ukraine, a plea for Europe to remember its darkness and defend what it has…
Peace Without Innocence
Europe was built to make war unthinkable. It must now embrace Total Defence: organising the protection of peace across society as…
The Courageous
What makes people stand up to an illiberal regime, even when the cost is fear and isolation? Through the voices of resisting…
