Old Habits Die Hard: The U.S.’ New Forever War
On January 27th, 2017, 160 civilians were killed in an airstrike on a displaced persons’ settlement in Nigeria. The region was and continues to...
Peru – Democracy in Peril
On 7 December 2022, a wave of protests erupted in various regions of Peru following the impeachment and subsequent arrest of elected President Pedro...
A Tenuous Optimism: Potential Effects of Lula’s Leadership on Brazil
“I’m here to say that Brazil is ready to come back,” proclaimed new Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, often called Lula, at...
Let’s Get Creative! The Importance of Creativity in International Policy Studies
What is the most essential quality that graduate students should possess in the field of international policy studies?
Some might argue that it is the...
The Rusty “Development Machine” in Guinea-Bissau
It is common for university students to become easily disillusioned with their first post-graduate positions. This is especially true in industries, which reveal stark...
The end of the European holiday from history: Katarzyna Pisarska on the revival of...
24th February 2022. “Hello, I’m sorry, but we have to reschedule this meeting.” The timing of our first interview turned out to be more...
Making Sense of Hybrid Warfare in the 21st Century: Old Concept, New Techniques, and...
In his classic military treatise, “The Art of War,” the ancient Chinese general Sun Tzu argued that the most preferable outcome of conquest was...
The Renaissance of the Non-Aligned Movement
“It is important that we start by recognizing that disenchantment and dissatisfaction with multilateralism and globalization — and talk of decoupling — had been...
Jazz, Rivalry and Revolution: The Unfinished Story of Thomas Sankara
A surviving witness described the gunfire from Kalashnikov rifles as rain falling on a tin roof. Within a matter of seconds, Thomas Sankara, Burkina...
Keeping up with Kemp: An Interview with One of Europe’s Key Cooperators
Throughout most of our education here at the DA, we have learned about the pillars of international law and geopolitics, attempting to understand the...
