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The next print edition of the Green European Journal will address China’s rise and its implications for Europe. We are open to essays, photo essays, interviews, graphic journalism, and more. Send…

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Following the 2015 Paris Agreement, the climate movement wielded incredible momentum, but the picture looks very different now. As Florent Marcellesi argues, to defeat the fossil fuel empire, we must view energy sovereignty and climate justice as two sides of the same struggle:

How Can the Just Transition Defeat the Fossil Fuel Empire?

To win the fight against the oil empire, Europe must treat energy sovereignty and climate justice as two fronts of the same battle.

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From earthquakes caused by gas extraction in the Dutch province of Groningen to pollution and environmental degradation in Germany and Italy, Julian Müller asks a simple but revealing question: what does it take for environmental damage to change the way people vote?

Shifting Ground: When Environmental Fallout Shakes Politics

Where identifiable actors are behind environmental damage, voters have tended to use the ballot box to express their frustration.

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"Remigration", an illegal project for the mass deportation of migrants, refugees, and even citizens deemed "non-assimilated", is moving from the fringes to the fore of political discourse. How do extremist ideas become normalised? Antonia Ferri investigates:

Normalising “Remigration”: A Far-Right Playbook

How do extreme far-right ideas travel from the fringes to the fore of political discourse?

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As Europe reckons with another devastating wildfire season, we revisit Benjamin Joyeux’s conversation with philosopher Joëlle Zask, who argues that megafires are not natural disasters, but political phenomena with clear responsibilities.

Facing Megafires: Forests as Commons

Some scientists have now started using the term “Pyrocene” rather than Anthropocene to describe our geological epoch.

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Hannah Webster and Ruth Hannan analyse dominant economic logics and care are in conflict with one another, and explore why care should not be understood as just another crisis to manage: "Rather, it should be seen as the driver of a shift for our economic model."

Care in Common: A New Paradigm

Working towards solidarity and care requires us to challenge the foundational assumptions of the economy that surrounds us.

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As the planet warms, the window for meaningful climate action is rapidly narrowing. Faced with this urgency, how should we think about controversial technologies such as solar geoengineering, and what role, if any, could they play in a just climate transition?

A Feminist Approach to Solar Geoengineering

Human activity already modifies the atmosphere. But is solar geoengineering going a step too far?

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Heatwaves, floods, wildfires, and droughts are exposing Europe's climate adaptation investment deficit. In response, policymakers are turning to private finance. What happens if the infrastructure that underpins society is shaped by the priorities of private investors rather than public need?

The Private Finance Myth

An overreliance on private capital risks centering private interests over public need.

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Nearly 2 years after the annulment of Romania’s 2024 presidential election, there is no clear end in sight to one of the most divisive sagas in the country’s recent history. Raluca Besliu asks if the challenge is no longer proving what happened, but rebuilding legitimacy in the eyes of citizens:

The Unfinished Story of Romania’s Annulled Election

With anti-establishment sentiment on the rise, evidence of Russian interference might not be enough to rebuild trust with citizens.

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Between the unscrupulous practices of AI giants and the hegemonic ambitions of global superpowers, can Europe chart a better course on artificial intelligence? Interview with award-winning journalist and author Karen Hao:

Toppling the AI Empire

Between the ambitions of global superpowers and AI giants, Europe has the opportunity to look for something better.

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How did a country so devastated by the world’s worst nuclear disaster come to embrace the “peaceful atom”? In this article, journalist Yanina Melnikava explores the political, economic, and geopolitical forces behind Belarus’s nuclear expansion:

Belarus’s Nuclear Noose

Despite its traumatic nuclear history, Belarus is pursuing a new era of atomic expansion.

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The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has once again laid bare the risks of Europe’s overreliance on artificial fertilisers. How can Europe build a food system that is simultaneously resilient, sustainable, and geopolitically secure? Article by Arianna Poletti.

Europe’s Fertiliser Dependencies: Where Ecology Meets Geopolitics

Global developments shine a spotlight on Europe’s entrenched relationship with agricultural inputs.

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As Europe's security landscape shifts, what should a Green vision of defence look like? Green leaders Franziska Brantner and Rui Tavares speak with Edouard Gaudot about strategic autonomy, democratic values, and how Europe can offer security without losing sight of why it's defending:

Defending Europe Without Losing What It Stands For

As Europe rethinks its security, can it defend itself without compromising the values it seeks to protect?

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On the outskirts of Bucharest, Văcărești Natural Park emerged from an abandoned communist-era reservoir into a thriving urban ecosystem. What can its success teach European cities about fostering urban green-blue spaces?

More than Leisure: The Fight to Re-Green Bucharest

An accidental relationship between a city and a reclaimed wetland has sparked a wider effort to rethink urban planning and embed nature into Bucharest’s future.

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For decades, Palestinians in Tulkram in the occupied West Bank have suffered polluted land, toxic waste, and recurring fires from an Israeli industrial settlement. And yet, Europe maintains ties with the companies operating there. Is this tantamount to complicity?

Environmental Oppression in the West Bank: Is Europe Complicit?

An investigation into Europe's commercial ties with factories operating in the occupied West Bank and their parent companies.

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Football is often called the world's game. But whose game is it becoming? As the 2026 World Cup unfolds, we spoke to political scientist Cas Mudde about how football offers a revealing lens through which to understand politics, identity, and globalisation:

What’s Wrong With World Football

As football expands across the globe, the sport is being reshaped by a powerful mix of geopolitical ambition, commercialisation, and neoliberal economics.

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What does a family look like in the 21st century? Journalist Adrian Burtin explores how LGBTQIA+ experiences may offer insights into how we think about family today:

“Rainbow Families”: Rethinking the Ties That Bind Us

Can looking to LGBTQIA+ people, who have always had to forge their own path, help rethink our relationship with family, parenthood, and care?

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Jörg Tremmel and Lena Winzer scrutinise the European Commission’s new Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness, the first EU-wide framework attempting to systematically address the balance of responsibilities and opportunities across generations:

Overcoming Presentism: Intergenerational Fairness in Europe

For Jörg Tremmel and Lena Winzer, committing to the future can expand democratic possibilities.

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Our summer edition, Life Lines: Navigating Demographic Shifts, is out now. Read the articles online, and subscribe to support the Green European Journal and receive two print editions per year delivered directly to your door :

Life Lines: Navigating Demographic Shifts

Adjusting to the new demographic reality requires that we pivot away from productivity and growth, and towards care for one another and for the planet.

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Between those calling Africa’s population a “demographic dividend” and alarmist predictions of a “youth bulge” or “time bomb”, a crucial voice remains noticeably absent: that of young Africans themselves. What kind of future is being imagined for Africa, and who gets to define it?

Searching for the “Republic of Possibility”

For Wangui Kimari, Africa’s youth are neither a “bulge” nor a “dividend”, but a political subject in their own right.

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As “return hubs” and border externalisation become increasingly normalised across Europe, former Green MEP Judith Sargentini reflects on how migration debates reached their current deadlock and what a genuinely green approach to migration could look like. Full interview here:

Europe’s Migration Deadlock: A Backstory

Flawed narratives and a crisis of trust have blocked productive conversation around migration.

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In September 2025, Nepal saw one of the most remarkable youth movements in recent history. In his exciting account, journalist Samik Kharel takes us through how digital organising helped young Nepalis bring down their government in just 48 hours. But what awaits the country now?

Online Against an Offline State: The Forty-Eight Hours That Changed Nepal

In 2025, Nepal’s attempt to ban social media triggered a wave of digitally organised youth protests that rapidly spiralled into a nationwide revolution.

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As Europe’s populations age, electorates increasingly favour policies geared towards the present rather than the future. Journalist Ben Wray asks a critical question: are we headed towards a clash of generations? Read the full article online:

“Grey Power”: Does the Future Belong to the Old?

With elderly people now outnumbering under-18s in the EU, older generations are concentrating electoral power and public resources, raising fears of an unavoidable generational clash.

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The new edition of the Green European Journal, Life Lines: Navigating Demographic Shifts, explores how demographic change is transforming politics, and why navigating these shifts requires more than fear-driven narratives or simplistic solutions. Launching 10 June with selected articles online:

Life Lines: Navigating Demographic Shifts

Adjusting to the new demographic reality requires that we pivot away from productivity and growth, and towards care for one another and for the planet.

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Children will live longest with the consequences of climate breakdown, conflict, debt, and political decisions made today, yet they are excluded from voting. Could ageless suffrage make democracies more representative and future-oriented? Read the full article here:

The Childist Case for Ageless Suffrage

Although they are a third of the global population and impacted equally or increasingly by crises, children remain nearly invisible in democratic policymaking.

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Since 2019, civil society organisations have served as a democratic opposition to Greece’s illiberal turn. But how long can they withstand systemic repression? Vouliwatch's Stefanos Loukopoulos argues stubbornness and solidarity can't replace structural backing:

Holding the Line: Civil Society and Democratic Decline in Greece

Since 2019, civil society organisations have served as a democratic opposition to Greece’s illiberal turn. But how long can they withstand systemic repression?

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78 years ago, over 750,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homes. The Nakba, Arabic for "catastrophe", has never ended. In the face of such blatant impunity, despair is easy. But political sociologist Jérôme Heurtaux argues that the work of monitoring, documenting, and reporting is not in vain

International Law, Dead and Reborn in Gaza?

Israel’s war has laid bare the limitations of international law, but efforts to document its crimes keep alive the possibility of justice

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Elections in the UK have delivered historical wins for right-wing Reform and the Greens. Scottish Journalist Adam Ramsay argues they also point to another, less discussed shift: the growing support for independence among the Union’s smaller members. Read the full piece on our website:

Scotland and Wales: Momentum for Independence?

The 7 May elections reveal growing support for independence in the UK’s smaller members.

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Climate activism is often imagined as the domain of the young, yet research tells a different story. As Europe ages, could an older demographic reshape how climate action is understood and mobilised? Read Simon Feisthauer Fournet's full piece on our website:

The Older Activists Reshaping Europe’s Climate Movement

As Europe continues to age, could an overlooked demographic reshape how climate action is understood and mobilised?

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The attempt to restart democracy in Hungary stands a better chance of success than at any time since 1989. But as Tisza inherits an architecture geared towards unlimited power, can Péter Magyar steer the country in the right direction? Read the full piece on our website:

Hungary’s Restart

The attempt to restart democracy in Hungary stands a better chance of success than at any time since 1989. Will Péter Magyar take the country in the right direction?

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