Why Brexit is not the Beginning and not the End of Euroscepticism

By Wiebke Junge, MSc. Candidate in EU Politics at the European Institute at LSE. Jean-Claude Juncker did not even comment on the question whether the Brexit vote will mean the end of the EU. At the first press conference after the...

Trump: From Parody Candidate to a Threat to International Security

By Carlota Núñez Strutt, trainee in the European Parliament. Images of how Trump made his bodyguards expel a Univision journalist (1) -the hispanic TV station with the highest diffusion in the US- from one of his events, his use of the...

EST Think Tank Press Release on Brexit

Following the EU referendum results, the EST Board issues the following press release: Since the European Student Think Tank was founded, our commitment has been to involve young people in the European Policy making process. A process based on integration,...

Britain’s EU referendum – A guide to non UK citizens

By Matt Evans, British Ambassador to the EST. Britain’s referendum over EU membership is one of the key events in European politics this year. Despite the importance of this, there remains a great deal of confusion over several vital aspects...

Free Trade Agreements – A brief history

By Sebastian Keil. Sebastian will begin a program in International Studies at the University of Leiden in September. Free trade is a term that appeals to the human mind because it creates the image of a flourishing economy. (1) Trade...

EST newsletter: Bare Bones

Dear EST-ers, Another semester has gone by and we are slowly drawing towards the beautiful European summer time. Despite spring being in the air, many more sombre events have taken place in these last months ranging from the Brussels’ Attack...

EU Internships: The best professional skills to develop, by an EU intern

By Carlota Núñez Strutt, Director of Communication of the European Student Think Tank.  Following a traineeship at the Council of Europe in 2015 and a year in the EST Board, I move to Brussels in September to begin a political...

Politix EU: Triggering the debate on EU Legislation

By Politix EU. As part of the Pitching Europe series published with Campus Europe. The EU often deals with issues that are not sexy, especially to young people. Yet, these topics still matter – a lot. With Politix EU we...

Counter-terrorist Democracy: Example of France

By Strahinja Subotić Graduate student of Political Science at Central European University. Finished BA at the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Political Science. Today, terrorism represents one of the main threats for liberal-democracies. In the academia there is no unique...