The French sociologist Gaston Bouthoul’s wrote the "standard book for understanding war”. Bouthoul was fascinated by demographic factors, particularly the abnormally high proportion of young, unemployed men in a population just before the outbreak of violence, explains Catherine de Gruyter.

Russian tourists will be able to keep coming to the EU despite a new sanctions crackdown on the sector, diplomats have said.

US firms would face just €351m in fees under the EU’s new carbon levy by 2034, according to fresh research published on Wednesday — compared to forecasts of $4.7bn per year by Donald Trump. 

EU states are struggling with upcoming border rules that critics say could led to detention-like centres. Under the new regime authorities will have only seven days to screen a prospective asylum seeker.

Today, we kick off an anniversary campaign to convince new supporting members to join EUobserver's mission of providing the information citizens need to safeguard EU democracy.

Russian spies are still active in the EU capital and have a "higher risk appetite" than before the Ukraine war — despite Belgium's efforts to push back against their plots.