disruption

AI Shapes Public Opinion – What Impact on Democracies?

Sanctions as Theatre

From Lecture Hall to Courtroom: ULB and the Cost of Mission Drift

What Germany’s Far-Left Attacks Reveal About Democratic Vulnerability

The Erosion of Institutional Voice at the U.S. Supreme Court and Lessons for Europe

Pressure From Both Ends: AI Governance Between State Coercion and Internal Activism

Beyond the Ballot Box: Addressing the Rapid Erosion of Liberal Democracy

Mounk on the Growing Risk of Institutional Groupthink

The University at a Crossroads: Safeguarding Critical Institutions from “Camp Logic”

The Chokepoint Dilemma: Strategic Leverage or Institutional Risk?

Rescuing Universities from Mission Drift

A Breach of Care: The Politicization of Mental Health Services

Media Pluralism: Defining the Lines Between Technical Fairness and Editorial Policing

Cash as a Firewall: The Strategic Case for Preserving Physical Money

Berlin’s Blackout: When Ideology Sabotages Critical Infrastructure

New Paper: When Geopolitics Trumps Knowledge: The Rise of Academic Decoupling

Navigating between diversity, open disagreement, and social cohesion in Academia

Bristol: How Activist Pressure Disrupts the University’s Core Mission

The 451 Institute in “The Economist”: On the U.S. National Security Strategy

Danish Universities: When Electoral Strategy Overrides Academic Autonomy

European Public Media Caught in the Crossfire

The Politicization of Justice: Why Attacks on the ECHR Threaten the Rule of Law

Eurovision Fractured: The High Cost of Politicizing Cultural Institutions

POLICY BRIEF: The Competitiveness Trap: Why European Science Must Remain Sovereign

Beyond Left and Right: The Structural Crisis of Institutional Restraint

Guilt by Association? The High Stakes of Politicizing International Sport

The Sorbonne Incident: When Political Stunts Breach Institutional Autonomy

Campus Under Pressure: The Rising Tide of Antisemitism in French Universities

France’s Media Wars: The High Cost of Lost Neutrality

Beyond Meta’s Algorithm: Why Ambiguity is the Real Enemy of Free Speech

Rescuing Neutrality: How to Protect Our Institutions in an Age of “Grey Zone” Conflict

Can Activist Journalism Derail EU Policy?

Academic Freedom vs. Authoritarian Pressure: A University’s “Risk” Assessment

BBC Turmoil: Why Resignations Aren’t Enough to Restore Institutional Trust

Norway’s $2.1tn Fund Pressured from All Sides

From Lived Experience to “Autocracy”: When Victimhood Shapes Policy

Politicizing the Bibliography: How “Citation Justice” Threatens Academic Integrity

Beyond Climate: Why Politicizing Bank Infrastructure is a 451 Issue

Culture as the New Frontline: BP, Activism, and the British Museum

Academic Freedom vs. Activism: Analyzing the Disruption at a London University

Academic Strikes in Belgium: When Political Agendas Disrupt Core Missions

Do Disruptive Protests Help or Harm?

From Demonstration to Disruption: Is ‘Blocage’ a Threat to Critical Institutions?

Deplatforming – Filigranes

The End of Dialogue? Physical Confrontation Supplants Debate in Belgian Politics