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Legality and Legitimacy: Ukraine and lessons from Iraq
Legality and Legitimacy: Ukraine and lessons from Iraq
As it turns out, Putin’s invasion of Ukraine reveals how even in Europe peace is not a constant anymore
Matteo Sbarigia Ben-Shimon
Mar 25, 2022
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No Love Left in the Italian Senate.
No Love Left in the Italian Senate.
During the last festive season, Norwegian TV broadcasted the state-owned postal service’s commercial featuring a love story between Santa…
Gaia Durante Mangoni
Feb 25, 2022
Myanmar’s Trap: Tug of War Between Democracy and Autocracy
Myanmar’s Trap: Tug of War Between Democracy and Autocracy
The local turmoil poses a threat to regional stability such as influxes of Burmese refugees into neighboring states.
JeanneMayDesurmont
Feb 18, 2022
Thailand: The Surge of People’s Resistance to Elitist Establishments
Thailand: The Surge of People’s Resistance to Elitist Establishments
by Baibua Noi*
Political Economy Review
Nov 23, 2021
The Left Stuck on Repeat — A New Pink Tide in Latin America
The Left Stuck on Repeat — A New Pink Tide in Latin America
The Latin American conservative governments that took the left’s place seem vulnerable enough to be swept over by a new leftist wave.
Ian Chalfon
Sep 24, 2021
Human Rights and Climate Inaction: Suing Governments is the New Trend in Environmentalism
Human Rights and Climate Inaction: Suing Governments is the New Tre...
“States are meant to protect their citizens, and if politicians will not do this of their own accord, then the courts are there to help,”…
Valeria Sinisi García
Apr 30, 2021
What is left?
What is left?
Understanding Germany’s role in Post Cold-War geopolitics.
Mina Aries
Apr 22, 2021
The Kerala Paradox: From High Literacy to High Educated Unemployment
The Kerala Paradox: From High Literacy to High Educated Unemployment
For over a decade, Kerala has distinguished itself from other Indian states on many fronts. It boasts of its religious diversity, its…
Shivani H Menon
Apr 8, 2021
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A Geopolitical Tug of War: The South China Sea Conflict
A Geopolitical Tug of War: The South China Sea Conflict
As reported by France24 early last month, The French Defence Minister, Florence Parly announced that once again French navy vessels — one…
Callum Fraser
Mar 26, 2021
Lake Chad: Coping with The Crisis At Local Level
Lake Chad: Coping with The Crisis At Local Level
Since the 1990s, many international organisations reported that Lake Chad was shrinking at an alarming rate. Together with NASA’s…
Erez B. Molinas
Mar 22, 2021
Snow Sports, Ski Resorts, and Superspreaders: the Swiss Faith in Personal Responsibility
Snow Sports, Ski Resorts, and Superspreaders: the Swiss Faith in Personal Responsibility
Despite heavy criticism from its alpine neighbours, Switzerland went against the tide and decided to go ahead with its famed ski season…
Eleanor Robbins
Mar 6, 2021
What the Bulgarian protesters mean by “EU, are you blind?”
What the Bulgarian protesters mean by “EU, are you blind?”
Bulgaria demands democracy. Whether democratic backsliding in the country will slow its course might largely depend on the EU’s actions.
Christine Milenova
Nov 26, 2020
Friend or foe? Dilemmas in Russian-German relations
Friend or foe? Dilemmas in Russian-German relations
‘Alexei Navalny is the victim of a crime’ claimed Angela Merkel, referring to the Russian opposition leader recently poisoned by a…
Roland Kristo
Nov 19, 2020
Can Covid-19 Pave the Way for a Post-Racial Politics in Malaysia?
Can Covid-19 Pave the Way for a Post-Racial Politics in Malaysia?
Malaysia’s economic response to the global pandemic involves a recovery plan structured around need, not race. Amidst an unfamiliar power…
Rahul Menon
Nov 17, 2020
What is in store for the post-furlough British labour market?
What is in store for the post-furlough British labour market?
The furlough scheme has been extended indefinitely since the declaration of a second national lockdown in the United Kingdom, assuaging…
Nicholas Accattatis
Nov 14, 2020
Flourishing within the Chaos — Bolsonaro’s Surge in Popularity During the Pandemic
Flourishing within the Chaos — Bolsonaro’s Surge in Popularity During the Pandemic
In spite of his poor handling of COVID-19, the man behind the mayhem is seen as the saviour.
Ian Chalfon
Nov 4, 2020
Russia’s Poisonous Streak
Russia’s Poisonous Streak
Putin’s regime seems dedicated to reinforce its authority through the means of chemical warfare
Yana Stoykova
Oct 16, 2020
A fight for land, rights, and labor: The Story of the Landless in Brazil
A fight for land, rights, and labor: The Story of the Landless in Brazil
As raging fires and violence increase in the inner country, Brazil’s most fundamental issues of inequality are being placed in the…
João Pedro Tavares
Oct 9, 2020
Populism pushed the Italian Government to nationalise its highways
Populism pushed the Italian Government to nationalise its highways
Italy has consistently shown it has a historical tendency to “socialise losses and privatise profits”.
Gian Paolo Sabatini
Sep 29, 2020
COVID-19 in Latin America: The Forgotten Continent
COVID-19 in Latin America: The Forgotten Continent
In March, while Europe was bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries in Latin America were preparing for the coming storm. Now…
Gianni Di Girolamo
Jul 15, 2020
Why Changing Attitudes to Criminality is Crucial to US Prison Reforms
Why Changing Attitudes to Criminality is Crucial to US Prison Reforms
The US has the world’s highest prison population, and perhaps a change in how we view criminality can help reform this broken system
Nour Attalla
Jun 21, 2020
The Power of Political Uprisings : A Case Study of Sudan
The Power of Political Uprisings : A Case Study of Sudan
In December 2018, the people of Sudan began to oppose the long-standing autocratic government under president Omer Al-Bashir, who had been…
Amirah Karmali
Jun 8, 2020
Why Should Developed Countries take Responsibility for Climate Change?
Why Should Developed Countries take Responsibility for Climate Change?
In the Paris Climate Agreements in 2016, almost every country in the world set common objectives to collectively offset anthropogenic…
Sixtine Gaudry
May 3, 2020
What the Coronavirus pandemic tell us about the WHO’s ties to China
What the Coronavirus pandemic tell us about the WHO’s ties to China
Since the beginning of the Coronavirus crisis, the WHO has been praising of China, despite strong criticism from health experts globally.
Nour Attalla
Apr 28, 2020
The Duality of the Roma Integration Issue: Cultural Discrepancies & Government Inefficiencies
The Duality of the Roma Integration Issue: Cultural Discrepancies & Government Inefficiencies
The European Commission estimates that 8.32% of the Romanian Population are Roma (1,850,000 people). Despite this, the Roma are the…
Ioana Tulea
Apr 10, 2020
The Costs of Mining-led Development in Peru
The Costs of Mining-led Development in Peru
Like other Latin American countries, the 1990s saw Peru implementing policies designed to attract investment into mining. But along with…
Nazreen Shivlani
Apr 8, 2020
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