Croatia’s Compulsory Military Service 2026 Begins: A Generation Reports for Duty
Croatia's compulsory military service is no longer a debate—it's reality. As the first 2026 recruits enter barracks this January, a generation confronts the core test of this policy: strengthening national security without sacrificing its own future.
Why Misinformation is a Youth Issue, Not Just a Media Problem
If Social media and AI algorithms feels more real than the news, young people become the first targets of misinformation.
Voting, but not really heard
Civic education tells us how institutions look on paper, not how to influence them. And in a political culture that feels loud, tribal, and overwhelming, many young people enter their first election already feeling like outsiders.
Cancel Culture Europe’s New Theatre of Moral Panic
Cancel Culture: Europe’s New Theatre of Moral Panic Europe likes to imagine itself as a bastion of debate – a continent that survived revolutions, world wars, authoritarian censorship, and still...
After Globalism? Europe, the United States, and the Reconfiguration of the Western Order at the Munich Security Conference
What happened at the Munich Security Conference? Shifting powres, negotiations and Europe finding itself between alliance and autonomy in a changing international system.
What is wrong with the Left?
The Left is falling behind in the race against the Right, but how did this happen? Why are left-wing parties losing elections held in the main Western countries in the last decade?
How Georgia’s Controversial Government is Undermining the Education System
Georgia’s new education reforms threaten to reduce access to higher education, limit student choice, and increase financial pressure on families. Critics and observers, including opposition parties and OSCE monitors, warn that the changes — including abolishing the 12th grade, restricting university selection, and cutting state grants — could push thousands of students out of school and weaken the country’s alignment with European standards.
EU raises tariffs on Chinese ceramics to 79 per cent
The EU has sharply increased tariffs on Chinese ceramic imports to 79%, citing structural state support and persistent dumping practices, in one of its strongest trade defence actions yet to protect European industry.
