Catégorie : Articles
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City Diplomacy in Action: How Budapest Navigates the International Stage under the Fidesz-Led Government
By Balázs Brucker, ELTE CERS Institute for Regional Studies, Pécs, Hungary Introduction Over the past decade, cities around the world have become increasingly important players in international affairs.[1] Through the practice of city diplomacy, urban governments engage with global networks, international organizations, and foreign partners – often pursuing agendas that diverge from those of their…
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A mortgaged future and other ghosts haunting Romania these days
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By Cristian Pîrvulescu, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest. This article was first published in Hotnews on the 25th of September 2025. Link to the original article in Romanian: Un viitor amanetat și alte fantome care bântuie România în aceste zile – HotNews.ro For the French philosopher Jacques Derrida, public debt and…
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Why « working better » is not enough: Romanians’ dissatisfaction in arguments
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By Cristian Pîrvulescu, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest. This article was first published in Hotnews on the 16th of June 2025. Link to the original article in Romanian: De ce nu e suficient să „funcționeze mai bine”: nemulțumirea românilor în argumente – HotNews.ro. Political Scientist Cristian Pîrvulescu Responds to Sociologist Dumitru…
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The Impact of the War in Ukraine on Poland’s Political Landscape and the Perception of the European Union among Society and Political Elites
By Kinga Torbicka, University of Warsaw. Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine triggered a lasting “securitization” of public debate in Poland: issues of defense, national resilience, and deterrence have become the core of state policy. There has been an unprecedented increase in defense spending (over 4.7% of GDP in 2025, with projections reaching 4.81%[1] in 2026),…
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We’re Not All Sovereigntists
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By Cristian Preda, University of Bucharest. This article was first published in the review Comunitatea liberală 1848 on the 20th of October 2025. Link to the original article in Romanian: Nu suntem toți suveraniști – Comunitatea Liberala. Vasile Dâncu believes we are. In an interview where he ruled out an alliance between his party –…