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“From Article 5 to Two Brigades: Czechia Prepares for the Defense of the Baltics”

Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Andrej Babiš met with President Petr Pavel to discuss national security issues and the agenda for a meeting of the State Security Council scheduled…

October 1, 2026Czech Republic, NATO, Russia

Democracy Governance ideology

“The Boundaries of Acceptability: The Tanguy Scandal and the Normalization of Radical-Right Discourse in France”

French National Rally (Rassemblement national, RN) MP Jean-Philippe Tanguy found himself at the center of a political controversy after using the phrase “work sets you free” (le travail rend libre)…

September 25, 2026France, Rassemblement national, right-wing

Democracy Governance ideology

The AfD’s Two Concepts of Germany: Citizenship, Ethnicity and the Constitutional Red Line

Protests in Düsseldorf and Erftstadt In Düsseldorf, a district convention of Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), held in the assembly hall of St. Benedict School, triggered a protest in which, according…

September 22, 2026AfD, Germany

Geopolitics Governance influence ops

Arras as a Platform for Pro-Russian Mobilization: Florian Philippot’s Network Ahead of the 2027 Campaign

The Assises de la Souveraineté, held near Arras on September 12, 2026 and organized by Florian Philippot’s Les Patriotes, should be viewed as more than another anti-war or anti-sanctions event.…

September 21, 2026France, Phillippot

Geopolitics Governance

Sudan–Ethiopia: The Emerging Risk of a Second War in the Horn of Africa

The probability of a direct military confrontation between Sudan and Ethiopia has increased substantially in 2026, although a deliberate, full-scale interstate war remains constrained by the fact that both governments…

September 17, 2026Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan

Democracy Governance

Elections as an Instrument of Annexation: Why the Kremlin Needs State Duma Voting in the Occupied Territories of Ukraine

On September 18–20, 2026, Russia is holding elections to the ninth convocation of the State Duma. For the first time since the start of the full-scale invasion, Moscow is incorporating…

September 17, 2026elections, Russia, Ukraine

Governance

South Sudan’s December 2026 Elections: Why a Vote Is Becoming Increasingly Difficult—and Potentially More Dangerous Than Another Delay

South Sudan is formally scheduled to hold its first national elections since independence on 22 December 2026. President Salva Kiir’s government insists that the vote will proceed, and in recent months…

September 15, 2026South Sudan

Democracy Governance ideology

From National Priority to Welfare Nationalism: How Le Pen Is Using the Housing Crisis to Expand the RN Electorate

Emmanuelle Cosse, president of the Union sociale pour l’habitat (USH) and a former French housing minister, sharply criticized Marine Le Pen’s proposal to introduce “national priority” into housing policy—giving French…

September 15, 2026France

Geoeconomics Geopolitics Governance

One Against 26: How Fico Uses EU Unanimity in Moscow’s Interests

Slovakia remains the only EU member state that, at ambassadorial level in Brussels, has blocked the proposed 12-month extension of part of the anti-Russian sanctions, insisting on retaining a six-month…

September 11, 2026Slovakia

Democracy Geopolitics Governance

Rozwój Plus as a Challenge to PiS: Morawiecki Builds an Alternative Center of the Polish Right

A conflict is deepening within the local structures of Law and Justice (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS) in Lublin, potentially reflecting a broader struggle over the future configuration of Poland’s right-wing conservative camp.…

September 10, 2026Poland

Governance

“From Article 5 to Two Brigades: Czechia Prepares for the Defense of the Baltics”

“The Boundaries of Acceptability: The Tanguy Scandal and the Normalization of Radical-Right Discourse in France”

The AfD’s Two Concepts of Germany: Citizenship, Ethnicity and the Constitutional Red Line

Arras as a Platform for Pro-Russian Mobilization: Florian Philippot’s Network Ahead of the 2027 Campaign

Sudan–Ethiopia: The Emerging Risk of a Second War in the Horn of Africa

Elections as an Instrument of Annexation: Why the Kremlin Needs State Duma Voting in the Occupied Territories of Ukraine

South Sudan’s December 2026 Elections: Why a Vote Is Becoming Increasingly Difficult—and Potentially More Dangerous Than Another Delay

From National Priority to Welfare Nationalism: How Le Pen Is Using the Housing Crisis to Expand the RN Electorate

One Against 26: How Fico Uses EU Unanimity in Moscow’s Interests

Rozwój Plus as a Challenge to PiS: Morawiecki Builds an Alternative Center of the Polish Right

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