06 November 2026
Where the Anger Remains
It is Tuesday afternoon, late October, and a few hundred people have gathered on Rruga e Durrësit in Tirana, the capital of Albania. They stand around in small groups, talking and smoking. Some are waving the Albanian flag. Every now and then, someone starts a chant. As a visitor who has stumbled upon the gathering by chance, I find the scene remarkably peaceful. The only reminders that the protests have not always been this way are three rubbish bins, apparently set alight out of habit and the façade of the Ministry of Education. It is against this façade that the anger of many Albanians has erupted – anger that has specifically Albanian roots on the one hand, but is also part of a broader European context, and for which Germany has long lacked any sustainable form of public expression. Continue reading >>
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22 October 2026
Repression and Resistance
In less than a month, high school protests over a lack of resources in the Paris suburbs have escalated into a striking wave of police violence and mass arrests. How did a student demonstration over school conditions transform into a major public order crisis? The violence is primarily the result of a political choice by the Ministry of the Interior – prioritising arrests over negotiation – enabled by expanded pre-emptive offences and a hostile image of youth. Continue reading >>24 August 2026
Protests Without a Project
On 29 July 2026, a Bolivian court issued an arrest warrant against former president Evo Morales, accusing him of terrorism and sedition in connection with the May–June 2026 protest wave. The protests paralysed much of the country as peasant federations, coca growers, mining cooperatives, and Indigenous organisations mobilised against the government for more than fifty days. In the early 2000s, similar protests brought down two presidents and culminated in one of Latin America’s most ambitious constitutional projects: the 2009 Constitution establishing the Plurinational State of Bolivia. Yet, the protests of 2026 produced an entirely different outcome. Continue reading >>01 July 2026
Of Flamingos, EU Conditionality and Unfulfilled Expectations
Recently Albania has hit international headlines with news on an ongoing protest over a development project linked to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. Flamingos, that populate the area where the project is set, and banners “Albania is not for sale” have become the symbol of the demonstrations. The approval by the EP of a Resolution on the 2025 Commission Report on 17 June 2026, where a moratorium was requested on any development in the Vjosë-Nartë, was received with optimism from protesters. Yet pre-accession EU conditionality may appear slow and with limited effectiveness. Continue reading >>
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18 November 2025
A Familiar Dynamic Full of Unknowns
This past Sunday, Chile held general elections. Sunday’s results and forecasts suggest that José Antonio Kast of the far-right Republicanos will become Chile’s next president in the run-off on December 14. With the country currently experiencing a drive towards political extremes and instability, Kast’s presidency could unfold in two directions: it might either produce a Bukele-like regime focused on law and order that would potentially do away with democracy and the rule of law; or it could face the rapid growth of popular opposition to his austerity plans, possibly in the form of street protests. Continue reading >>30 October 2025
Resisting Fascisation
Peru is in a deep constitutional crisis after Congress removed President Boluarte and made José Jerí, who faces serious criminal charges, the interim leader. Large protests demand a clean break from the current political class amid violent police responses and a declared state of emergency. The country is caught in a struggle against growing authoritarianism and weakening rule of law, threatening its democracy. Continue reading >>
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22 January 2025
On Peru’s Constitutional Crisis
Two hundred years after gaining independence, Peru finds itself in a state of political instability. Over the past six years, the country has had six different presidents — largely due to a persistent power struggle between the Legislative and Executive branches. The ongoing turmoil indicates that Peru finds itself in a constitutional crisis– a crisis that encompasses both the constitutional text, tainted by its authoritarian history, and the political constitution, understood as the actual form of government. Continue reading >>
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11 September 2024
Bangladesh Through the Prism of Doctrine
Bangladesh is currently experiencing a political and constitutional vacuum following the abrupt resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after fifteen years in office. To restore order and steer the country towards new elections, the military has announced the establishment of an interim administration. However, debates have erupted questioning the legality of the interim government as it is not provided for in the constitution. Continue reading >>03 May 2024
From Gaza to Manhattan and Back
The real protectors of the universities. Continue reading >>
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26 October 2022