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  • Public Alignment & Closed-Door Diplomacy:

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    Brian Kastelijn
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    Main question: How does China balance its relations with Russia and the US amid rising global tensions in spring 2026? Argument: Beijing applies a dual-track strategy by publicly aligning with Russia while maintaining pragmatic and closed-door diplomacy with the US. Conclusion: This strategy gives China strategic flexibility and geopolitical advantages, but growing US-China rivalry may…

  • At the Border of Rights

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    Coline Zozime Delage
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    North American migration policies increasingly prioritise deterrence and border security over humanitarian protection. Restrictive asylum systems, detention, and border externalisation expose women and children to violence, trafficking, trauma, and insecurity. These harms are structural consequences of securitised migration governance and reveal contradictions between security priorities and human rights commitments.

  • Canada’s Strategic Foresight for 2025–2035

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    Sevastiana Roumelioti
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    Main question: How can Canada ensure economic survival and sovereignty while caught between an unpredictable, transactional U.S. and a coercive China Argument: Canada must adopt a pragmatic, interest-led approach by integrating defense with the U.S. while hedging risks through strategic Indo-Pacific partnerships Conclusion: Geopolitical success relies on leveraging critical minerals and sharing the costs of…

  • Bridging the Gap

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    Joshua Burgin
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    1. The interview explores why transatlantic security often overlooks local and state leaders. 2. Joshua Burgin argues that strong personal networks between local leaders are essential for effective security cooperation. 3. The article concludes that stronger local-level transatlantic ties improve democratic resilience and future cooperation.

  • EPC Summit in Yerevan: Armenia Repositioned

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    Maksym Loharzhevskyi
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    Is Armenia Repositioning with the West or is it having a balanced approach? We argue that the Armenian hosting of the EPC summit demonstrates willingness to approach the West amidst Russian decline. While it is not immediate, Armenia is calibrating itself carefully.

  • EU Enlargement Revisited

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    Marco Tauro
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    Main question: How can the EU balance strategic geopolitical expansion with strict merit-based compliance to ensure sustainable integration? Argument: The EU should adopt a phased integration model and depoliticise accession criteria to prevent external delays. Conclusion: Despite short-term economic and democratic friction, structured enlargement remains the best way to safeguard the Union.

  • Key Findings on Ukraine: Key Reform Roadmap

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    Vladyslav Melnychenko
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    Main question: How can Ukraine sustain its EU accession momentum and provisionally close its negotiations by the end of 2028 despite ongoing conflict? Argument: Ukraine must accelerate its reform pace in fundamental principles, specifically the rule of law, while utilizing interim EU integration initiatives. Conclusion: Continued domestic transformation and rigorous cluster fulfillment will allow the…

  • EU Enlargement and EP Seat Allocation Reform

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    Anna Yemchuk
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    Main question: How can the EU reform seat allocation in the European Parliament to integrate new candidate states without breaking the 750-mandate cap or causing political imbalance? Argument: The EU should implement a transparent formula combining a base quota, demographic sizing, and GDP per capita to align economic weight with political influence. Conclusion: This balanced…

  • THE EUROPEAN DIRECTORATE

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    Mink Winslet
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    Main question: How can the EU reform its decision-making structures to allow rapid expansion without causing governance paralysis? Argument: The EU must formalize a “Directorate” framework establishing strategic decision authority based on objective capacity criteria. Conclusion: Replacing unanimous vetoes with a structured, rotating fifteen-member Council enables a bigger and more effective Union.

  • Policy Proposal: Accession Optimisation

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    Iryna Kyrychenko
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    Main question: How can the EU accelerate its enlargement process to maintain strategic credibility without causing reform fatigue in candidate countries? Argument: The EU must implement binding deadlines, reinforced-majority voting for interim stages, and conditional, milestone-based rewards. Conclusion: This optimized model replaces long-term uncertainty with a disciplined, fair sequence that catalyzes European modernization.