Equality of Member States and Diverging Implications of Decision-Making Rules from the Perspective of Small and Large States
Ever since the peace treaties of Westphalia (signed in Osnabrück and Münster), the equal sovereignty of states is the basis of the international legal order. Various international organizations operate in this international framework, with consensus-based, weighted and qualified majority voting
Here Comes the Fun(ding) Police! Tracking Foreign Funding of U.S. Universities
American universities have become strategic targets in an era of intensifying competition with China. Universities concentrate advanced research, train future scientific and technical elites, and generate knowledge with direct military and civilian applications. Yet despite higher education’s importance to national
The EU’s Strategic Paralysis in the Arctic: Greenland as a Test of European Power
The crisis regarding Greenland shifts the focus to a deeper problem faced by European integration and specifically the CFSP, namely the lack of a clear strategy for the 21st century’s geopolitical competition, which should urgently be placed at the top
Legal Pluralism as a Theory in European Public Discourse
There are many valid international legal theories that can be analyzed in parallel to gain more knowledge regarding European integration, the relationship between the EU and national law and the issues faced by the EU, Member States and European citizens
What remains of International Law?
The emergence of new armed conflicts in the 21st century seems to call into question the foundations of international law and the effectiveness of the international legal order. Even though the general ban on the use of force in the
Cashed In or Cashed Out? – Current Issues of Currency and the Fight for “Cashless” Societies
“Cash is king”. We often hear this saying, however, the global economy increasingly favors digital payment systems. However, in the era of a „No Kings” public discourse mindset, a counter-movement has started emerging to protect physical currency. Governments and citizens