BRICS v. USA: Fight of the Century
The alliance bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) is emerging as a massive potential competitor to the economic dominance of...
Collective Trauma: the Underestimated Force in International Politics
Gazimestan, 1989. In front of about one million Serbians, then–president Slobodan Milošević delivered a momentous speech to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the Battle...
25 Years Later, the Good Friday Agreement is in Need of an Update
On May 22nd, 1998, a referendum was held on a seemingly simple question: “Do you support the agreement reached at the multi-party talks on...
Defending the Freedom of Nations and Navigation: The Militarization of the Indo-Pacific
In February 2023, the United States and the Philippines reached a level of military cooperation not seen in nearly three decades. Following the signing...
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...
