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EU enlargement has stalled, with challenges arising both in candidate countries and in the union. Brussels should revive the process by promoting gradual integration as a clear and structured path to full membership.
Knitting law and politics together into a constitution that serves as a repository of hard-won agreements is a matter of trust and bargaining, rather than foresight. But Syria’s will need both.
As governments promote digital civic engagement in defense, they must acknowledge the possible deterioration of civil liberties and the legal vulnerability of civilians acting as potential combatants.