Governance & Institutions
Creation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Last Updated: January 19, 2026TEMPORAL SCOPE: 2001–2003(from the post-9/11 security reorganization debate to the formal establishment of DHS) GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT: United States(federal executive reorganization;...
German Constitutional Court vs EU Law
Last Updated: January 12, 2026Category: Governance & InstitutionsTemporal Scope: 1993–2020(from the Maastricht Treaty ruling to the PSPP judgment on ECB bond-buying)Geographic Context: Germany /...
US Federalism and COVID-19
Last Updated: January 2, 2026TEMPORAL SCOPE: 2020 – 2021 (from the initial outbreak and emergency responses through the first year of vaccine rollout and...
European Central Bank Crisis Governance
Last Updated: January 2, 2026TEMPORAL SCOPE: 2008 – 2015 (from the global financial crisis through the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis and the ECB’s unconventional...
US Government Shutdowns
Last Updated: January 2, 2026TEMPORAL SCOPE: 1995 – present (from the first modern shutdowns through recurring funding crises under divided government) GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT: United...
Brexit and Parliamentary Sovereignty
Last Updated: January 2, 2026TEMPORAL SCOPE: 2016 – 2020 (from the Brexit referendum through the UK’s formal withdrawal from the European Union) GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT:...
French Fifth Republic Constitutional Design
Last Updated: January 2, 2026TEMPORAL SCOPE: 1958 – present (from the constitutional crisis of the Fourth Republic and the adoption of the 1958 Constitution...
US Supreme Court Expansion Debate
Last Updated: January 2, 2026TEMPORAL SCOPE: 1937 – present (with primary focus on modern debates from the 2010s onward) GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT: United States (Federal...
The Watergate Scandal (1972–1974)
Last Updated: January 2, 2026Temporal Scope: 1972–1974Geographic Context: United States (Federal Government) 0. Case Trigger & Political Problem Between 1972 and 1974, a series...