This article is based on research presented at the UACES Graduate Forum 2023 (8-9 June, at IBEI, Barcelona). 

This article is based on research presented at the UACES Graduate Forum 2023 (8-9 June, at IBEI, Barcelona).

In most historiographic accounts of European integration, the Maastricht Treaty marks an important step forward on “the long road to unity”.

This article argues that soft balancing offers a useful framework to interpret the EU’s approach, as well as to reconcile its geopolitical narrative with its lack of hard security instruments, and its self-perception as a principled security actor.

In recent years, political debate in many European countries and across the Atlantic has been characterised by the rise of populism, appeals to identity politics and frequent recourse to political myths.

The advancement of biotechnology has ignited both enthusiastic approval and fear, yet it has not left the public indifferent.

This article is based on research presented at the UACES Graduate Forum Research Conference 2021 (17-18 June, online)   Cybersecurity has become the backbone of a global digital society, a key element for a variety of issues ranging from national security, data protection, the trustworthiness of AI and 5G technologies, digital sovereignty, to, last but not least, […]