Over the next five years, the true test will be whether the Commission can translate the Strategy into (at least some) tangible progress towards a “Rainbow Europe”, or whether its cautious approach ...

We propose a global ban on industrial animal agriculture by 2050 because this food system causes massive, unnecessary, and transboundary harm to humans, animals, and the environment. Addressing these ...

I share the view of those who consider the new administration of the Gaza Strip envisaged by President Trump’s 20-point plan ...

Vor rund einer Woche einigten sich die Hamas und Israel auf die erste Phase des US-Friedensplans. Die Kämpfe wurden ...

In September 2025, the military governments of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger jointly announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) – a move hailed at home as “a step toward ...

The case was then referred to the Appeal Court in Kraków for re-examination. Due to all legal doubts surrounding the status of the Chamber of Extraordinary Control, the case was referred to the CJEU, ...

Losverfahren wurden in der politischen Ideengeschichte zuweilen als probates Mittel zur Erzeugung von militärischer Sicherheit und Stärke gepriesen. Folgt man dem Ratschlag von Machiavelli, dann kann ...

Willingness to reconsider their ideas could demonstrate the Zeitenwende – the 2022 “ historic turning point ” in German security policy that extends also to hearing new perspectives. Yet, their ...

The Treaty on European Union establishes three distinct criteria that every Commissioner must meet at the time of appointment and maintain throughout their term in office: general competence, European ...

Jana Trapp is an editor at Verfassungsblog covering security law and criminal law. Jana is qualified for the German bar and holds a Master of Law from Universiteit of Amsterdam and Columbia University ...

Autocratic legalism examines how legal frameworks and institutions become instruments for eroding democratic systems. In this context, law operates not as a constraint on authoritarian rule, but as a ...