The Soothing Virtue of Solidarity
Article 2 of the treaty of Lisbon recalls what is commonly referred to as the “founding values” of the European Union. It states that...
Children – Our Primary Consideration
Children are the future of Europe. We must cherish them and we also owe them binding obligations, whether or not they are European citizens. ...
The Migration Narrative: Shifting the Focus
Migration has been, along with Brexit, one of the most prominent subjects discussed in the EU in recent years. Always high on the agenda,...
Reviving Civil Disobedience
With populism and authoritarianism on the rise around the world, there has been considerable talk of “resistance,” especially in the United States. A rather...
The New Old Populism
For the better part of a century, populism was widely regarded as a distinctly Latin American phenomenon, a recurring political plague on countries such...
The Second Coming of Fascism?
Throughout 2018, analogies between today and the 1930s became alarmingly commonplace. Hortatory books such as former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s Fascism: A...
Empowering Women in the Digital Age
Digitalisation and the advancement of technology have presented a vast array of innovative and dynamic opportunities for female economic empowerment, and chances for a...
The Importance of True Free Enterprise and Responsible Democracy in the 21st Century
How a person conducts his/her life is directed and controlled by his overall philosophy and beliefs about life and living. Whatever your philosophy and...
How Perceptions of Women Leaders Influence Society and What We Can Do About It
Evidence is fundamental in public policy and social progress. To achieve equality between women and men, we need to understand values, perceptions and attitudes....
The Question We Must Keep Asking
Many of the problems in the world today, when one reflects upon them, call for an answer to an ancient question: What is it...