On January 1st 2026 we will celebrate the 33rd anniversary of establishing the European Single Market. Although we have built one of the most integrated markets in the world, alcohol policy remains a patchwork of national regulations. The European framework for action on alcohol, (2022–2025) which paves the way towards implementation of the global Action Plan (2022–2030), addressed the difficulties of a fragmented response as a main issue with effective implementing of the p

As of October 2025, President Trump’s disapproval rates have increased to 58%. What can be made of this sudden change in polls in relation to the Trump administration? What are the global implications of people beginning to disagree with President Trump? While domestic factors are likely fueling this dissatisfaction with the Trump administration, this shift in sentiment also carries significant international implications.

Justice in Bangladesh is on trial alongside Sheikh Hasina. The exiled prime minister’s death sentence has transformed a domestic accountability process into a test of democratic legitimacy and political retribution in the wake of persistent tensions in South Asia. The verdict does more than assign individual culpability to Hasina, it reconstructs the balance of power between the interim government and the weakened but resilient support for the Awami League.

Since 1978, the Chinese economy has maintained an impressive near-double-digit growth rate, averaging 9.5% annually until 2019. After surpassing the United States in PPP terms in 2014, many analysts expected the same to occur in nominal terms by 2030. However, this prospect now seems increasingly unlikely. At current market exchange rates, China's economy has decreased from 75% of U.S. GDP in 2021 to roughly 64% today, a change attributed to a stronger dollar, a rapid post-pa

In ogni epoca, la comunità internazionale è stata sempre attraversata da un processo dinamico di confronto in cui potenze tradizionali, che intendono conservare lo status quo, si scontrano con potenze in ascesa e revisioniste, che mirano invece a dare origine a un nuovo sistema internazionale in grado di garantire loro uno status accresciuto. È proprio da questa dialettica che sorgono molte delle tensioni che agitano le relazioni tra gli Stati, dal momento che gli interessi d

Japan’s political instability may have opened the door for Sanae Takaichi’s appointment as Prime Minister, but she must now find the key that locks it shut. Internal factional politics, the loss of a 26-year coalition partner, and potential shifts in foreign affairs are all factors to consider in Takaichi’s reign. By consolidating with both past and present strategies, both old and new partners, Japan’s new leader must confront this new age of change—however long she maintain

Three years after electing Milorad Dodik, the citizens of Republika Srpska, one of the two constituent entities making up the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, are tasked with electing a new President. The election, seemingly a mostly local affair, may have a decisive role in determining the future of Bosnia; specifically in the context of stalled out EU membership negotiations and rising ethnic polarisation. 

On November 4th, New Yorkers elected Zohran Mamdani as their new mayor. In a city known for low turnout, Mamdani, a 34-year-old lawmaker, inspired more voters since the 1960s. He won in a landslide with 1,036,051 votes, overcoming Andrew Cuomo’s efforts to attract Republican voters. Mamdani, a proud democratic socialist, campaigned with a guarantee to change the social contract between the government and its citizens, promising his supporters striking reforms on taxes, hous

The 2007 presidential elections marked a turning point for France. Nicolas Sarkozy, the candidate who promised to modernize the Republic and restore France’s global authority, was elected as the new French president. To many, he appeared as a reformist, determined to turn the page on France’s stagnant political epoch. However, behind the scenes of his campaign, a more discreet and opaque story was being written.