The world is facing multiple, interconnected, overlapping crises. Will this lessen over time or are we trapped in ‘permacrisis’? There’s an idea that has been floating around the back of my mind for a while. In April, I read an article by Christine LaGarde, the President of the European Central…

The G7’s Global Investment and Infrastructure Partnership directly competes with China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Here are all the details… On 26th June, the G7 relaunched their Global Investment and Infrastructure Partnership as part of their summit in Kruen, Germany. This partnership was originally launched a year before but failed…

Europe is changing. Here’s everything you need to know about what is on policymakers’ minds, straight from one of Europe’s high-level political meeting points. I recently returned from TEPSA’s (Trans-European Policy Studies Association) Czech Pre-Presidency Conference held in Prague. Biannually, TEPSA holds a prestigious, high-level conference bringing together academics, policy…

Germany is undergoing profound changes under Scholz, prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. What does this mean for the rest of Europe? Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted significant changes in Europe’s approach to many policy areas. …

Participatory budgeting is a process that gives the public the power to decide over how to spend a portion of public money. How does it work and what are the results? This article focuses on the process of participatory budgeting and whether it successfully creates better societies and increases trust…

He may have technically survived a no confidence vote but Johnson is heading slowly and surely towards his final curtain call. Here’s a reminder of why he never should have been leader in the first place. On Monday 6th June, the Conservative Party held a vote of no confidence in…

The good, the bad, and the ugly consequences of social media’s impact on our political worlds. Social media has had a profound effect on how we function as individuals and a society. It’s now used as one of the core hubs of human communication and organisation from the personal to…

Denmark is harnessing new technology to generate clean energy for other countries as well as themselves. Could this be what the future looks like? Denmark has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 70% (based on 1990 levels) by 2030 and becoming carbon neutral by 2050. …

Modern problems like the climate crisis and vast inequalities have highlighted the need for change. Despite efforts to find solutions, the current approach of prioritising economic growth is incompatible with resolving these issues. The solutions to today’s problems don’t lie in the systems of the past, especially the very systems…