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Stefan Wolff is professor of international security at the University of Birmingham, specialising in contemporary security challenges, especially the prevention and settlement of ethnic conflicts and civil wars and post-conflict state-building in deeply divided and war-torn societies.

Ukraine is losing and the west faces a stark choice

Stefan Wolff and Tetyana Malyarenko

Ukraine is losing the war. If the west does not help now, it will face a resurgent and aggressive Russia.

Ukraine war: Russia’s hold on Crimea loosens

Stefan Wolff

Ten years after Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, annexed Crimea, its grip on the peninsula looks shaky.

Ukraine war: the west is at a crossroads

Stefan Wolff

It must double down on aid to Kyiv, accept a compromise deal or face humiliation by Russia.

Ukraine war: Zelenskyy’s very risky move

Stefan Wolff and Tetyana Malyarenko

Kyiv needs a fundamental rethink of its strategy, not just a reshuffle of the military leadership.

Ukraine war: corruption and politico-military tensions

Stefan Wolff and Tetyana Malyarenko

Corruption scandals and high-level rifts could become an existential threat as Kyiv asks for more military aid.

Ukraine’s cause: momentum is diminishing

Stefan Wolff and Tetyana Malyarenko

In the Ukraine war, mixed signals among Kyiv’s allies in Europe and the United States hint at growing conflict fatigue.

Moldova first domino in a Russian plan for escalation?

Stefan Wolff

Events in Georgia represent a setback for Russia's meddling in the post-Soviet neighbourhood. But they are no sign it will end.

Ukraine: the Kremlin’s misinformation

Stefan Wolff

In the Ukraine war, the Kremlin’s campaign of misinformation keeps Kyiv and its allies guessing.

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New Edition - Social policy in the European Union: state of play 2025

Can Europe preserve its distinctive social model while simultaneously rearming, reindustrialising, and reorganising its economy in a more conflictual and competitive world? This is the central question raised in this new edition of the Bilan social, a reference publication released every spring for more than 25 years by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) and the European Social Observatory (OSE).

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Is financial resilience and trust in Europe faltering?

In this episode of Eurofound Talks, host Mary McCaughey and senior researcher Eszter Sandor unpack the results of the 2025 Living and Working in the EU e-survey. While headline inflation has stabilised at 2.1%, the data reveals a continent gripped by chronic precariousness, with 57% of respondents now at risk of depression. Mary and Eszter explore how this economic insecurity is impacting institutional trust and democratic engagement.

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Read the book "The open future and its enemies" 

A robust democracy must not leave the future in the hands of the alliance between Big Tech and the far right. AI must be politically reined in and democratically shaped so that humanity retains its sovereignty.

Artificial intelligence is regarded as the driving force of progress. Yet it has long since become a challenge to democracy. The book argues that uncontrolled AI will erode our freedom, self-determination and democracy.

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WSI Minimum Wage Report 2026

Minimum wage policy across Europe has shifted significantly, with many EU countries raising wages above average and anchoring them to adequate living standards. This trend is consolidating as countries increasingly adopt the reference values recommended in the European Minimum Wage Directive — recently upheld by the European Court of Justice.

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S&D Africa Days 2026

We are pleased to invite you to save the date for the S&D Africa Days 2026, taking place on 30 June and 1 July 2026, in Brussels. 

At a time when Africa is too often viewed through narrow and one-sided narratives, this initiative reflects a key political priority for the S&D Group: to advance a renewed, forward-looking partnership of equals between Europe and Africa based on equality, solidarity, social justice and shared progress. 

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“What is the actual purpose of the state?” – this central question is the focus of the analysis. At a time when bureaucratic processes are making life difficult for citizens, the paper proposes a three-part model. It aims at a conception of the state as a platform that helps society build the capabilities it needs to address its problems effectively.

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