On January 17, after a long recovery in Germany from the near-fatal attack on his life using the nerve agent “Novichok”, Russian opposition leader and activist Alexei Navalny returned to Moscow. Upon his arrival, he was immediately detained at Sheremetyevo…
Continue reading Recent Events in Russia: Rich and Sometimes Absurd
Find Luke‘s other articles On Brussels here There are no two ways about it: the EU has had a rough few weeks. It has come within a whisker of triggering a major diplomatic incident with the UK, has faced the wrath of…
In his inaugural address, President Biden remarked that “Today, we celebrate the triumph not of a candidate, but of a cause, the cause of democracy.” The scenes to which we were treated on our televisions on January 20th were, as…
Once a futuristic dream, automation in 2021 spans virtually every industry. Robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) have now advanced into the retail and transportation sectors, as well as finance, energy management, and more. Among the bulk of its applications, machine…
Continue reading The Economic and Political Consequences of Automation
(Part 2) In the first publication of this series, we reconstructed how liberal theory influenced some of the most important policy tools to avert climate disaster. Above all, the purpose was to remind liberals that holding free individuals accountable for…
Continue reading Haunted by a ghost in our minds: pleading for a sustainable liberalism
Find our other interviews with liberal and democratic youth organisations here. How long have you been active in politics in general, and in Progressive Youth Movement (PYM) specifically? I started my politics as a student back at the University in…
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Find Luke‘s other articles On Brussels here After the UK’s departure a year ago, the EU hoped that then would be the time for a period of reflection, of soul-searching and potentially even reform. But a pandemic, economic crises, a belligerent UK…
Continue reading On Brussels: The Reconfiguration Can (Tentatively) Begin
The attack on the US Capitol is one week away as of writing this. The first few days were utter chaos and only now are we beginning to learn what actually happened and what the expected consequences are. The international…
(Part 1) In a great deal of European countries, the liberal parties of the 1970s acted as the first advocates of environmental protection – long before green parties took over their role with a new narrative. Sustainability has long been…
Continue reading Haunted by a Ghost in our Minds: Pleading for a Sustainable Liberalism
This month has seen many things happening in Romania: a fairly new member state in the EU. Firstly, the new European Cyber Security Competence Center will be opened in the Romanian capital of Bucharest. This will be the first EU…
