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Rethinking the Future: EU Enlargement as Guarantee for Security and Democracy?

15. October 2023

Text by Lara Steiner Currently, the European Union faces a time of fundamental change and unprecedented challenges. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has altered the geopolitical presence and consequently initiated reassessments of the EU’s future. To ensure transnational security and the viability of democracy on the continent, it is indispensable for the EU to amend…

Call for: Content & Communications Coordinator / Open Think Tank Network

15. October 2023

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Call for: Content & Communications Coordinator (1-2 persons): Open Think Tank Network (8-10 hrs/month, volunteer position) Who are we? The Open Think Tank Network (OpenTTN) is an international network of grassroots think tanks. We use innovative crowdsourcing methods and participatory structures to provide opportunities for participation in political debates outside of the traditional fora. We seek to democratize…

7. Ponto x IIP Podcast: “Radicalization/Nationalism/Genocide – A Threat to Europe?“

15. October 2023

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The seventh episode of the “Peace Matters” Podcast from Ponto and the International Institute for Peace has been released: “Radicalization/Nationalism/Genocide – A Threat to Europe?“ In recent years, we are more and more witnessing the mainstreaming of radical ideas and nationalism in western liberal democracies. The Covid-Pandemic, climate change and the fight for equal rights…