The Post-Trump GOP: Back to the Future?

As the 2020 electoral contest in the United States comes to a definite conclusion the two Presidential candidates are on the move: president-elect Joe...

The Origin of Identity: The Case of Taiwan’s Identity Shifts

Identity politics, nationalism, and ethnic identity are salient topics at the moment. But what does it truly mean to be part of an ethnic...

Eurobonds: How They (Un)bond the Euro Area Member States

The idea of a joint debt mechanism emerged once more in the EU, propelled by the same “spendthrift” states and opposed by the same...

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Phosphorus – A Silent Emergency

Phosphorus – A Silent Emergency If I asked you to list the greatest challenges facing the world right now, you might first think of COVID-19, the climate...

“Phosphorus is essential to human life, and critically, it is one of the three most important plant nutrients and essential for the global food production. According to the UN, the rising global population will plateau at around eleven billion people towards the end of this century. And yet, our global phosphorus reserves are expected to peak in the 2030’s and decline steadily afterwards.”

International
International

The Origin of Identity: The Case of Taiwan’s Identity Shifts

Identity politics, nationalism, and ethnic identity are salient topics at the moment. But what does it truly mean to be part of an ethnic...

CSTO versus NATO, potential cooperation or further confrontation?

Without question, when we think about collective security, the first thing that comes to mind is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), the most powerful collective security...

“A Day Without Us:” Mexican Women Take Action for Gender Equality

Initiatives like the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women in 1993, the Convention of Belém do Pará in 1994, and the Beijing...

Europe
Europe

Labor Trafficking in the age of a pandemic – exploiting the new “normal”

While the COVID-19 pandemic has put the world into lockdown, according to watchdog groups, human trafficking is soaring in Europe. As the COVID-19 pandemic...

The Confinement Conundrum

Since the first cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in December 2019, there has been an increase in cases of domestic violence worldwide due to...

Fortress Europe: Exporting an inhumane border regime

Despite a globalized world that seems to be growing ever smaller and increasingly interconnected, more and more borders are being constructed and fortified. What...

Economics
Economics

Eurobonds: How They (Un)bond the Euro Area Member States

The idea of a joint debt mechanism emerged once more in the EU, propelled by the same “spendthrift” states and opposed by the same...

Universal Basic Income: Pandemic Panacea or Policy Pipedream?

As of the middle of May 2020, 36 million Americans are unemployed, with a further three million filing for unemployment during the same week....

‘‘Francly’’ Speaking: The Stakes of the New West African Monetary ECO-System

Since the middle of the last decade, public debate in the West African region, namely in the francophone countries, has been dominated by the...

Tech & Environment
Tech & Environment

Phosphorus – A Silent Emergency

Phosphorus – A Silent Emergency If I asked you to list the greatest challenges facing the world right now, you might first think of COVID-19, the climate...

The power of zero: Rethinking the economic system

We want, we deserve, we need a zero waste society In an ever-changing globalized world, environmental problems such as resource depletion, loss of biodiversity and...

Weather(ed) Refugees

“no one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark you only run for the border when you see the whole city running as well...

French & German
French & German

Rote und Schwarze Reichshälften

Das österreichische Lagerdenken nimmt ab; mitunter auch, weil die Sozialdemokratie nicht mehr mithalten kann. Wenn im November in den USA über das Präsidentenamt abgestimmt wird,...

Le confinement, quel danger pour les femmes?

La violence conjugale : une pandémie fantôme Depuis le début de la pandémie, la chaîne de télévision franco-allemande « Arte » diffuse un journal mondial de la pandémie intitulé « Viral »....

La tour de Babel se trouve à Bruxelles : défis et implications linguistiques du Brexit

« Si nous n’avons pas le Royaume-Uni, nous n’avons pas l’anglais. » Lorsque Danuta Hübner, présidente de la Commission des affaires constitutionnelles du Parlement européen (AFCO),...

Opinion
Opinion

The Post-Trump GOP: Back to the Future?

As the 2020 electoral contest in the United States comes to a definite conclusion the two Presidential candidates are on the move: president-elect Joe...

Sex, Politics, Gender and Fashion: How clothes shape power and status

An outfit reflects your personality. Politicians can use this insight to gain votes. When Nancy Pelosi makes a speech wearing a matching mask and outfit, she...

Sanctions in the time Corona

The use of economic sanctions to accomplish foreign policy objectives has been around for a long time. Athens imposed sanctions on other Greek city-states. The Megarian...