An international governmental organisation (IGO) is an organisation with a membership of only states. It is usually founded upon a treaty, or a multilateral agreement.
The EU’s strategy towards Belarus has become incoherent and a decision needs to be taken about whether to prioritise democratisation or support for state-building.
Borders both constitute and personify political communities, simultaneously symbolizing their cohesiveness and embodying their separateness from (and fear of) ‘others’.
An assessment of the role of informal actors/procedures/rules in international relations, with a particular focus on the accession to the European institutions.
In perspective, a train carrying freight from the UK to the eastern side of China shows that such a link is possible, but whether it can be sustainable is another matter.
With Britain departing from the Union, the EU finds itself in a position where everything points to a reinforcement of German dominance.
Migration of Ukrainians to Poland has been motivated by financial reasons. However, the conflict has seen a great mobilisation of Ukrainian civil society in the country.
This French presidential election is by far the most unpredictable of recent decades. The new French political landscape is more fascinating than ever.
The recently concluded EU-Libya deal is convenient for the EU but a disservice to migrants and refugees in Libya.
Since the Russian annexation of Crimea and the beginning of the war in Donbas, Eastern Europe has been facing a crisis that has the potential to change the region for many years to come.
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