Re-wiring Responsibility: A European Ex-Ante Governance Framework for Algorithmic Warfare
When an AI targeting system compresses the decision to kill into 20 seconds of human review, legal judgment becomes a rubber stamp and responsibility …
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Selective Re-nationalisation: How Latvia Redraws Sovereignty Across Language, Borders and Norms
In 2025 Latvia did three things that look unconnected: it phased Russian out of its schools, finished a fence along its border with Russia, and saw it…
Bridging the Gap: Gender Equality as a Strategic Capability in EU-NATO Defence Cooperation
Portugal implemented 74.5% of its Defence Equality Action Plan — yet gender perspectives remain largely absent from operational planning. This paper…
From Weaponising Cognitive Biases to Democratic Defence: Regulating Generative AI and Mass Media Through a Proactive EDMO
79% of Europeans fear disinformation yet 61% believe they can spot it — a gap that Generative AI is rapidly widening. This paper argues that EDMO mu…
Securing Openness: A Policy Framework to Protect Cultural Mobility in the EU’s Algorithmic Border Regime
77% of European cultural organisations have experienced visa rejections for invited professionals — not due to security risks, but because algorithm…
Future Paralysis: Child-Centred Urban Resilience as a Security Imperative in Wartime Ukraine
Over 7 million internally displaced people, millions of them children growing up in uncertainty. This article argues that psychological resilience and…
Humanitarian Standards and Border Security in the EU: Governance Gaps and Policy Imperatives
Pushbacks in Greece, detention camps in Lithuania, and rapid turnbacks in Poland — this article examines the structural gap between the EU's humanit…