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
A Single or a Singular European Human Rights Framework? On The EU’s Accession to the European Convention on Human Rights
This article examines the complicated process of the European Union’s accession to the European Convention on Human Rights. It highlights the institutional gap that leaves the EU outside the Strasbourg supervisory system, while discusses the key legal and political obstacles. All
Global Health Challenges During the Trump Administration
In the months since President Donald J. Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025, his administration has pursued sweeping changes to U.S. health and foreign policy. Many of these moves echo the Heritage Foundation’s “Project 2025” blueprint—a conservative
The Unfinished Nation: Constitutional Failure and Identity Crisis in Iran
Iran has produced constitutions with remarkable regularity, but never one that genuinely reckoned with its own diversity. This article traces the origins of Iran's constitutional identity crisis from the Qajar period to the present, trying to engage legal scholarship in
A North-East clash over Article 7 threats
The recently appointed Dutch government has expressed its intention to simplify the procedures under Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union in order to facilitate the suspension of voting rights of certain Member States in the Council of the
Sovereignty in a Multipolar Modern World: A Question of Law or a Question of Fact?
In the 21st century, the assessment of sovereignty is increasingly approached through resilience: the decisive factor is the capacity by which state institutions remain functional amid external shocks and threats, ensuring the implementability of decisions and a minimum of rule-of-law
Green Light(s) over Greenland? How do flares of annexation affect the self-determination of an island?
Greenland entered international spotlight due to the strong interest of the United States expressed by the Trump II administration in acquiring it, after being on the periphery of international relations for millennia. Currently, the green lights of the Aurora Borealis
Restricting Academic Freedom is Like Herding Cats – Why?
There were cases in the last months which have called attention to freedom of expression in universities and the academic sphere in Hungary. Academic freedom is extremely diverse: it encompasses many things, from the freedom of educators to choose their
Teaching the Virtues
David Hein’s 2025 book titled “Teaching the Virtues“ looks at the important topic of civic education and its priorities between building an “ academic mind“ or a moral character. Reforming civic education is a central question in the American youth
Backing Up States Digitally? The Loss of Statehood Criteria Due to Climate Change in Light of the New Advisory Opinion of the ICJ – Part 3
In the second part of this article series, I explored the possible options available to small island states facing submersion, focusing on how they might preserve their statehood. In this final installment, I turn to the concept of a virtual