Hungary has repeatedly threatened to block EU aid for Ukraine during the Russia-Ukraine war. Patrick Müller and Peter Slominski explain that this approach is indicative of a “hostage-taking” bargaining strategy in which the threat of a veto is used to gain concessions in other policy areas. Populist radical right parties in power have gone to … Read more
Feb 12, 2025Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Vulnerability Ivanti has released security updates to address multiple security flaws impacting Connect Secure (ICS), Policy Secure (IPS), and Cloud Services Application (CSA) that could be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution. The list of vulnerabilities is below – CVE-2024-38657 (CVSS score: 9.1) – External control of a file … Read more
Andrea Pettrachin and Matteo Bassoli argue that while Italy’s deal with Albania has yet to make an impact on migration numbers, it has already achieved key political aims for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. On 27 January, the Italian government embarked on a third attempt to send a group of migrants to Albania to process … Read more
With an eye on a future where bionic devices are commonplace as part of human augmentation, Kaspersky has designed a cybersecurity policy to mitigate security risks that augmentation technology can pose to corporate IT networks. “Human augmentation is a burgeoning area of technology which in fact remains underexplored. That’s why making a first step towards … Read more
Call for Abstracts Workshop: Exploring the Autonomy of Cities: Philosophical, Legal, and Policy Dimensions Organized by: Nathanaël Colin-Jaeger (AUP), Nefeli Lefkopoulou (Sciences Po Paris), Marc Goetzmann (Université de Tours). Cities have long served as centers of economic activity, cultural innovation, and political experimentation. Yet, their role and status within larger political systems remain a subject of ongoing debate. In recent years, calls … Read more