In the media
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Is Marine Le Pen’s conviction an attack on democracy?01 April 2025Marine Le Pen, an immensely popular French politician, has been found guilty of misappropriating EU funds and is barred from running for public office...
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Interview Tom Theuns in IQ Magazine: “NATO Resembles a House of Cards”01 April 2025The rise of authoritarianism, the strengthening of the radical right, and the role of the EU in defending democracy—these are just a few of the issues...
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Media spotlight on discovered oxygen in the most distant known galaxyIn the media 01 April 2025Researchers have discovered oxygen in the furthest known galaxy JADES-GS-z14-0. Leiden astronomers Sander Schouws and Rychard Bouwens were part of the...
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Tipping point for US-Europe geopolitical relations31 March 2025On a visit to Greenland, US Vice President Vance criticised Denmark. Trump had previously distanced himself from Europe. Luuk van Middelaar, Professor...
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Rogier Creemers in Times Higher Education: 'Chinese companies are expected to support national goals'27 March 2025Assistant professor Rogier Creemers discusses in Times Higher Education how China’s universities and companies collaborate to advance AI.
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Home Affairs minister proposes drastic reforms to electoral system27 March 2025Minister Judith Uitermark proposes that 125 seats will become electable through provincial electoral lists and only 25 seats through a national electo...
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ISGA researchers featured in international media26 March 2025Terrorism, crisis, violence, intelligence, diplomacy, war and peace are topics that are broadly covered in ISGA's research activities. Regularly, ISGA...
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Limiting numbers of international students breaches European law26 March 2025Five legal scholars, including three from Leiden University’s Europa Institute, Armin Cuyvers, Stefaan Van den Bogaert and Vincent Delhomme, argue in ...
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Salvador Santino Regilme in Social Europe: 'Tax billionaires to save democracy'25 March 2025In a new Social Europe article, Salvador Santino Regilme, Associate Professor of International Relations at Leiden University, warns that the EU must ...
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Can we still curb the power of Big Tech?25 March 2025On 20 March, Reijer Passchier, Assistant Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law and Professor of Digitalisation and the Democratic Constit...
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New policy needed to tackle cybercriminals21 March 2025The total anonymity of online servers makes it very difficult to track down cybercriminals. Femke Halsema is calling for changes. University lecturer ...
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Penalty for administrative authorities missing deadlines is ineffective20 March 2025When an administrative authority fails to give a decision on time, it can be penalised. Experts claim this coercive measure no longer works. Annemarie...
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Eric Storm on BBC Brasil: 'Trump’s unilateral approach signals a dangerous precedent'20 March 2025Historian Eric Storm of Leiden University discusses Donald Trump’s foreign policy in BBC Brasil.
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Reviews of Nationalism in Times Literary Supplement and Foreign Affairs20 March 2025Eric Storm’s book Nationalism: A World History has been reviewed in the Times Literary Supplement and Foreign Affairs.
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Andrew Gawthorpe in Global News: 'We’re heading to a world of much greater instability'20 March 2025University lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe of Leiden University reflects in Global News Canada on the global implications of Donald Trump's foreign policy.