Think Tank

The global digital information sphere has become a contested geostrategic and ideological battleground. In this online 'marketplace of ideas', democracy is increasingly under pressure not only from traditional authoritarian governments, but also corporate actors who seek to further their interests. In democratic open information spaces, citizens would ideally be free to express and inform themselves. Authoritarian actors, on the other hand, continue to fine-tune techniques to manipulate public opinion ...

As part of its proposals for the EU's long-term budget for the 2028-2034 period, the European Commission presented a proposal for a Council regulation establishing the Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation and Decommissioning (INSC-D). The proposed regulation merges the current external and internal instruments: 1) the European Instrument for International Nuclear Safety Cooperation (INSC), which targets EU nuclear and radiation safety cooperation with partner countries; and 2) the financial ...

The EU has developed a differentiated system of financial supervision, distributing powers among bodies such as the ECB, ESMA, SRB and AMLA. Each authority operates with distinct mandates, governance structures and accountability mechanisms. Their combined roles illustrate how the Union balances centralisation, coordination and independence to address systemic risks, cross-border challenges and financial innovation.

On 5 December 2025, the White House released the 2025 United States (US) National Security Strategy (NSS). The NSS lays out the US foreign policy principles, priorities and focus on global regions. The 2025 NSS amounts to a significant reorientation of the US approach to the world, and a realignment of the US role in the current world order. It differs from past NSS, among other things, in terms of how domestic security priorities such as border security inform current US foreign policy, and how ...