Interviews
Prof. Laruelle: Liberalism Is No Longer the Only Game in Town as It Was for the Past Four Decades
Professor Marlene Laruelle argues that the contemporary challenge to liberal democracy extends far beyond electoral populism. In this wide-ranging ECPS...
Thomas de Waal: European Support for Armenia Must Be an Endorsement of Process, Not Personality
In this ECPS interview, Thomas de Waal, Senior Fellow at Carnegie Europe and one of the leading scholars of the...
Giragosian: Russia Is Increasingly Seen as Part of the Problem by Armenians Rather Than the Solution
As Armenia navigates the aftermath of war, the loss of Nagorno-Karabakh, and a far-reaching geopolitical realignment, one question looms large:...
Prof. Aktar: The EU Is Systematically Giving False Hopes to Armenia
In this timely ECPS interview, Professor Cengiz Aktar examines the political, geopolitical, and democratic implications of Armenia’s 2026 parliamentary elections....
Prof. Haggard: Democratic Institutions Survive Only When Citizens Support Them
Professor Stephan Haggard, one of the world’s leading scholars of democratic backsliding and authoritarianism, argues that the survival of democracy...
Yamini Aiyar: Young India Is Growing Increasingly Exhausted with Older Forms of Politics
India’s 2026 state elections have reopened fundamental debates about democracy, federalism, and political representation in the world’s largest democracy. In...
Rudy deLeon: We’re in a Turbulent Time, Made Even More Turbulent by a Trump Administration That Is Not Strategic
In this timely ECPS interview, Rudy deLeon—former US Deputy Secretary of Defense and Senior Vice President for National Security and...
Assoc. Prof. Bottoni: Today’s Democratic Transition in Hungary Is More Difficult and Challenging Than 1989–1990
In this ECPS interview, Associate Professor Stefano Bottoni offers a compelling assessment of Hungary’s post-Orbán transition and the formidable challenges...
Dr. Ümit Kardaş: Turkey Has Returned to a Form of Pre-1876 Absolutism
Giving an interview to the ECPS, veteran Turkish political analyst, legal expert, author, and poet Dr. Ümit Kardaş argues that...
Tom Davidson: Superintelligent AI Could Be Used to Undermine Democracy or Entrench Authoritarian Power
In this ECPS interview, Tom Davidson, one of the leading analysts examining the long-term implications of AGI governance, warns that humanity may...
Dr. Guenther: European Politics Is Shifting from Economics to Culture
In this provocative ECPS interview, Dr. Laurenz Guenther, Research Fellow at the Toulouse School of Economics, challenges dominant interpretations of...
Prof. Martinico: Populism Does Not Reject Constitutionalism, It Occupies and Rewrites It
In this wide-ranging ECPS interview, Professor Giuseppe Martinico—Full Professor of Comparative Public Law at the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies...