https://wcss.world/ en World Center for Strategic Studies https://wcss.world/359-on-hungarys-economic-and-social-stability-ahead-of-the-coming-elections.html https://wcss.world/359-on-hungarys-economic-and-social-stability-ahead-of-the-coming-elections.html Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:40:14 +0000 359 tupikin Analytics Hungary enters the spring of 2026 in a state of mounting socio-economic uncertainty as parliamentary elections loom on 12 April. For the first time in sixteen years, Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz government face a serious political challenge from the Tisza party led by Péter Magyar. https://wcss.world/421-an-energy-price-shock-what-an-efficient-energy-transition-should-achieve.html https://wcss.world/421-an-energy-price-shock-what-an-efficient-energy-transition-should-achieve.html Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:22:55 +0000 421 operator Analytics An article entitled Energiepreis-Schock: Was eine resiliente Energiewende leisten muss, dealing with the challenges of the energy transition amid soaring energy prices, was posted on the Konrad Adenauer Foundation’s website on 13 March. https://wcss.world/420-the-iran-war-a-test-case-for-germanys-credibility.html https://wcss.world/420-the-iran-war-a-test-case-for-germanys-credibility.html Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:20:08 +0000 420 operator Analytics On 12 March, an article entitled The Iran War: A Test Case for Germany’s Credibility by David Jalilvand and Stefan Meister, working for the German Council on Foreign Relations, was posted on the website of the Internationale Politik Quarterly journal. It discusses Germany’s issues and opportunities in connection with the U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran. https://wcss.world/422-the-limits-of-global-governance.html https://wcss.world/422-the-limits-of-global-governance.html Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:26:15 +0000 422 operator Analytics On 11 March, an article by senior research fellow Nadia Schadlow, entitled The limits of global governance, was posted on the website of the Hudson Institute. The article deals with the State’s changing role amid the new reality in international relations. https://wcss.world/329-europes-self-inflicted-humiliation-when-weakness-becomes-policy.html https://wcss.world/329-europes-self-inflicted-humiliation-when-weakness-becomes-policy.html Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:43:14 +0000 329 operator Article The commentary delivers a brutal diagnosis of how Europe now talks about itself – and why it is doing real damage. Europe’s leaders increasingly frame the EU as helpless, late and outmatched, not because it is always true, but because humiliation has become a communications strategy. The piece argues that this habit, meant to shock publics into accepting reforms or sacrifices, is backfiring badly. https://wcss.world/416-a-european-democracy-shield-fighting-foreign-interference-or-tight-censorship.html https://wcss.world/416-a-european-democracy-shield-fighting-foreign-interference-or-tight-censorship.html Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:58:38 +0000 416 operator Analytics European political élites are claiming that democracy is being threatened, and they have found a bizarre way out. The European Union suggested creating a European Democracy Shield (EDS). https://wcss.world/419-the-case-for-a-european-union-digital-enforcement-authority.html https://wcss.world/419-the-case-for-a-european-union-digital-enforcement-authority.html Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:17:42 +0000 419 operator Analytics On March 5, 2026, BRUEGEL (Brussels European and Global Economic Laboratory), a think tank, published on their web site a policy brief The case for a European Union digital enforcement authority making a case for setting up an additional digital rights agency in the EU. https://wcss.world/424-a-timeserving-rusi-alarm.html https://wcss.world/424-a-timeserving-rusi-alarm.html Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:33:21 +0000 424 operator Analytics A report of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), entitled How AI is Quietly Becoming a Supply Chain Problem and prepared by Dr. Melina Beykou, is an update on the security issues arising from the use of artificial intelligence. As AI gets embedded in critical national infrastructure, the supply chains remain exposed. The author refers to the incident with npm packages compromised by Shai-Hulud malware and argues that the existing security arrangements are insufficient. Special emphasis is made on the fact that AI systems already extend into defense and critical infrastructure, but the customers cannot see what is ‘under the bonnet’ (datasets, model weights, and update services). The author concludes that strict public control is needed at all levels, from microchip purchases to audits of public repositories. https://wcss.world/418-trump-vs-sanchez.html https://wcss.world/418-trump-vs-sanchez.html Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:10:45 +0000 418 operator Analytics Europe should support Spain in its fight against the threats from the US, otherwise it will get worse for all. https://wcss.world/415-europes-door-to-chinese-tech-investment-is-still-ajar.html https://wcss.world/415-europes-door-to-chinese-tech-investment-is-still-ajar.html Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:14:22 +0000 415 operator Analytics An article by James Green and Sander Tordoir from the Centre for European Reform analyzes the current EU policy in respect of Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in high technology sectors. The main issue as noted by the authors is that Europe, while having learned to efficiently block direct acquisitions of strategic assets by Chinese companies, cannot yet fully neutralize new risks posed by greenfield investments – with manufacturing facilities built from scratch in EU territory. That threatens the whole Union’s economic security, technological independence and competitiveness.