Europe is discovering, once again, that the hardest battles in Brussels are not necessarily fought over policy. They are fought over who gets to make it.

The referendum results highlight the challenges for the European Union in attracting rich democracies.

The narrow rejection of the resumption of accession negotiations between Iceland and the EU hits Brussels at a bad moment. A chance for reenergizing the enlargement and reform process has been missed.

Although the Icelandic vote does not concern EU membership itself, its implications extend well beyond the mid-Atlantic island.

Vladislav Inozemtsev, a new fellow at Chatham House, published a column with a telling title: “Ukraine's allies should make an offer to Russians before September’s ‘elections’.” The gist of the offer ...

The Eastern Partnership (EaP) has become an increasingly outdated framework to structure the EU’s relations with six neighboring states whose paths have diverged sharply since 2022.

Council approves the opening of negotiations with the six Western Balkan partners with a view to extending the EU's Roam Like at Home (RLAH) area to them.

Rejecting a ‘membership light’ offer because of its negatively perceived symbolism means failing to take advantage of valuable deliberative and participatory rights in the EU. In a system built on con...

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Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and destabilising actions by the second Trump administration have sent geopolitics into a tailspin. As turmoil in the

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The EU enlargement process received a jolt of energy in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and saw major developments in 2025.

How strong an international actor is the EU in a shifting geopolitical landscape? Findings show significant variation in actorness across policy areas and highlight that different forms of EU support ...

Доля репараційного кредиту для України лишається у підвішеному стані: Бельгія блокує використання російських активів, у гру втрутились США. Які шанси на успіх?

From weapons manufacturing to stepped up prospecting for rare earths reserves, the ripple effects of Beijing's latest export controls on the minerals will be wide.

The Georgian Institute of Politics (GIP), a leading Tbilisi-based think tank established in 2011, an

Although Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has given new momentum to the European Union’s enlargement process, further progress is being hindered by unresolved bilateral disputes.

Over the last year the EU’s enlargement process has seen the implementation of a new ‘gradual integration’ concept, allowing for some modest elements of single