Majority Overreach

The Supermajority Trap: Hungary’s Constitutional Crossroads

Sanctions as Theatre

Listen to What They Say: Totalitarian Capture Using Democratic Tools

Rhetorical Capture: The Same Trick, Different Labels

Free Speech Under Pressure: The Hidden Costs of Banning Pro-Palestine Marches in the UK

Better Regulation? Brussels tidies the rulebook but may quietly rewire it

France’s Constitutional Stress Test: Lessons from a Pre-emptive Strategy

Out of Its Order: What Pascal Can Teach Us About the Trump Derangement Syndrome Debate

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

Can Hungary Restore the Rule of Law by Bending It?

When Culture Becomes a Battlefield: The EU, Russia, and the Venice Biennale

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

Preserving the Integrity of European Research

The Right to Speak Freely: Resisting the Push for Digital De-masking

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

The Chokepoint Dilemma: Strategic Leverage or Institutional Risk?

Weaponizing Words: The Growing Threat to Institutional Integrity

Why Institutional Neutrality Requires Standing Up to Political Coercion

Beyond Formal Neutrality: The Growing Vulnerability of Religious Minorities

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

Neutrality vs. Neutrality: Reducing the Political Attack Surface

EU “Urgent” Law-Making: A Systemic Vulnerability

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

Beyond Left and Right: The Structural Crisis of Institutional Restraint

Slovakia’s Healthcare Amendment: When Clerical Access Bypasses Patient Consent

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

Italy’s Judicial Reform: Structural Modernization or Institutional Capture?

Research – The End of Moderation: Why Critical Institutions Need Firewalls Now

‘Moral Outrage’ or ‘Majority Overreach’? Analyzing the EU’s Stance on Russian Travelers

Security vs. Speech: Lithuania Bans Exiled Russian Rapper for 10 Years

Google, the EU, and the Press: A Clash of Critical Institutions

Fast Thinking, Slow Governance: Why Process Matters More Than Politics

Rotterdam University Cancels Sociologist

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

The Referendum: Democratic Tool or Plebiscitary Weapon?

Knowledge for its Own Sake: EUA Defends University Autonomy Amid EU Economic Agenda

Fighting Politicization with Politicization: The Dangerous Precedent of “Anti-Woke” Laws

Must Read: Trump’s Second Term

“Chat Control”: A Test of Legitimacy for EU Digital Infrastructure

Democracy: Do Political Party Bans Save or Subvert It?

EU’s Social Media Debate: Protecting Minors or Majority Overreach?

The “Department of Revenge”: A Case Study in Institutional Disruption

Beyond “Groupthink”: The Asch Experiment and the Fear of Dissent

Sylvie Laurent on Institutional Collapse