Politics

Throughout President Trump’s two terms, he has made it a central focus to try and end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a piece of legislation that has given hundreds of thousands the ability to stay in America. In his most recent attempt to attack the program, he has declared that various universities are breaking Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits national origin discrimination, with DACA-only scholarships.

In recent years, deregulation reforms have become a key step in many European countries toward simplifying rules and improving administrative efficiency. As a result, citizens and entrepreneurs have gained easier access to public services, and markets have become more business-friendly. But which specific reforms have delivered the best results — and how can other European nations benefit from their neighbors’ experiences?

Who are the challengers to the European mainstream? What are the issues that unite and divide the challengers of the European project? And what can we learn from the Italian case and Giorgia Meloni?Leszek Jazdzewski (Fundacja Liberte!) talks with Teresa Coratella, the Deputy Head of the Rome office at the European Council on Foreign Relations’ (ECFR) Rome office. 

Who is Javier Milei? Where do his ideas come from? Where is Argentina heading under his leadership — and is it too early for books like these? Many of these questions already have answers within reach. In this review, we look at two recent publications on Javier Milei. The first is The Milei Era by Philipp Bagus. The second, Milei: The Revolution They Did Not See Coming, is co-authored by Nicolás Márquez and Marcelo Duclos.

Over the past decades, political poster culture in Hungary has undergone a radical transformation, reflecting a broader erosion of democratic norms and a decline in civil discourse. Formerly a medium of political creativity and pluralistic expression, public spaces in Hungary have increasingly become a battleground for government propaganda, dominated by crude, repetitive imagery and simplistic, emotive slogans.

As much of the world knows, the United States is currently undergoing one of the most drastic changes to its immigration laws under President Donald Trump’s new executive orders and proposals. What much of the world fails to realize, however, is the true danger these changes bring, and how deeply they threaten the rights, safety, and futures of millions of people, especially those within Hispanic communities.

Artificial intelligence is here — and it has arrived in the classroom. What was once considered science fiction has become a reality. Students use tools like ChatGPT, DeepL, or other resources to gather information, complete assignments, or revise texts. But how is AI changing everyday school life? What is needed to turn technological hype into meaningful educational progress?

Why has the Portuguese politics become volatile and fragmented? What should we know about the Portuguese politicians and their conflicts of interest? How to address the problem of the Chega party and the rise of populism in Portugal? And what is the current status of the relations between Portugal and the EU? Leszek Jazdzewski (Fundacja Liberte!) talks with Ricardo Silvestre, an author and a political scientist who is an Associate Fellow at the European Liberal Forum (ELF).

What are the main Iranian actors and their options in the conflict with Israel? Are negotiations possible? What is the legitimacy of the regime and the potential for change from within the Iranian society? And can Eastern Europe serve as an inspiration for the Iranian reformists? Leszek Jazdzewski talks with Dr. Walter Posch, a trained orientalist who works as a Middle East expert at the Institute for Peacekeeping and Conflict Management at the National Defense Academy in Vienna.

According to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the case of Bosev v. Bulgaria the inclusion of rules for judicial recusal and withdrawals in national legislation reflects the legislator’s care “to eliminate any legitimate doubt as to the impartiality of a judge or court and represents an attempt to ensure impartiality by removing the causes of concern in this area”.