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...
ECPS Academy Summer School — Europe Between Oceans: The Future of the EU Trade Between the Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific (July 6-10, 2026)
Are you interested in global trade politics and the future of Europe in a shifting world order? Do you want...
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....
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...
ECPS Roundtable in Washington Examines Populism’s Impact on Transatlantic Relations
A high-level roundtable convened by the European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS) at the Center for American Progress (CAP) on...
The Ongoing War Between Iran, the US, and Israel: A Brief Analytical Assessment
This commentary by Professor Majid Bozorgmehri situates the 2026 confrontation within a broader matrix of regional rivalry, nuclear deterrence, and...
How Communication Style Shapes Political Trust More Than Populist Content in Domestic and International Politics
This commentary advances a critical intervention in debates on political persuasion by foregrounding original pilot research on communication and trust....
Power Transition in the Middle East: The Intersection of US Global Rivalries and Israel’s Regional Ambitions
In this long ECPS commentary, Professor Ibrahim Ozturk examines the 2026 US–Israeli strikes on Iran as part of a broader...
Prof. Klein: Political Transformation in Iran May Come, but Not in the Way the West Expects
Professor Peter W. Klein offers a historically grounded warning against simplistic regime-change narratives in Iran. In this ECPS interview, the...
Energy Geopolitics from Hormuz to Lagos: Commodity Shocks and African Vulnerability
In this analysis, Dr. Oludele Solaja examines how geopolitical tensions around the strategic oil chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz...
Dr. Shahriari: Without Western Recognition, Rojava Lacks Leverage to Secure a Lasting Power-Sharing Deal with Damascus
In this ECPS interview, Dr. Soheila Shahriari offers a theoretically grounded diagnosis of Rojava’s most precarious post-ISIS moment. She argues...