Author: Gergely Toeroek
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German Foreign Policy is Becoming More Autonomous
1. What is the effect of the 2025 Bundestagswahl on German foreign policy. 2. The AfD and CDU commonly express growing discontent with Germany’s alliance system. 3. The results of the 2025 Bundestagswahl suggest that the idea of a more autonomous German foreign policy increasingly resonates with German voters.
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Hungary and Romania in The Schengen Moment
The fall of the Hungary-Romania border with Romania’s Schengen accession marks a historc step towards deeper European integration, offering new opportunities for collaboration and mobility. However, the border remains a psychological and symbolic divide shaped by decades of political tension, cultural differencesm and shared, yet contested, histories. The Treaty of Trianon, nationalist policies, and mutual…
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Why the Emerging Human Rights Regime against Torture in Southeast Asia is Faltering
Short of producing accountability, new ASEAN anti-torture standards may sanction the practices of Southeast Asian states.
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Whither von der Leyen?
The 2024 EU Parliament elections will have an impact on European foreign policy. It proposes that the newly elected representatives may sort themselves into three possible coalition arrangements with different foreign policy impacts.