Thinking ahead for Europe

CEPS Expert commentaries

Our expert commentaries offer timely and succinct analysis of current events and opinion on the key developments in Europe

29 May 2026

These past couple of years, the concept of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) has been at the front and centre of political debates. The ‘anti-woke movement’, which largely overlaps with the far right, aims to paint diversity initiatives as…

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22 May 2026

When Covid-19 hit in 2020, it forced a long-overdue reckoning with the role of care in keeping our societies running. Suddenly, the crisis…

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19 May 2026

On 12 May 2026, the European Commission confirmed that it had sent a formal invitation to the Taliban in Kabul…

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15 May 2026

Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and destabilising actions by the second Trump administration have pushed geopolitics to the brink.…

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13 May 2026

A small but remarkable new piece in the fragmenting and evolving world order is emerging. The European Political Community (EPC)…

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