Renowned scholars and practitioners discuss current issues of European integration in the areas of political science, law and related fields of research in integration. This journal contains three categories of articles: academic contributions and fundamental analyses of European policy, conference reports and literature reviews. Website: www.integration.nomos.de
Since 2022, defence policy in some Member States and within the European Union (EU) itself has undergone a fundamental transformation. In the past, the weak development of the Common Security and Defence Policy has often been attributed to the...
The European Union (EU) aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. However, the case of hydrogen illustrates that EU climate policy is characterised by a tension between two climate policy paradigms. Decarbonisation follows an emissions-centred...
In 2022, the European Commission proposed the so-called Sustainable Use Regulation (SUR) to replace the existing directive on the use of pesticides. Among other elements, the proposal included an overall reduction in pesticide use by 50 percent...
Since the European Council granted Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova the accession candidate status, the two countries have been seen as a couple in their integration process towards the European Union (EU). This is reflected in parallel decisions...
The article argues that the so‑called rules-based international order is not a natural state but a historically contingent product of U.S. power. Its effectiveness has always depended on America’s willingness and capacity to guarantee and...