Germany’s Democratic Dilemma: Navigating AfD’s Extremism Ahead of Regional Elections
The partially rightist-extremist party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) in Germany is facing an unprecedented combination of scandals with crucial regional elections in Eastern Germany...
Born to Lose: Why the DNC is Condemning Itself to Irrelevancy
In a recent appearance on Jimmy Fallon’s late night show, Hillary Clinton expressed her strong disapproval of undecided voters in the upcoming election. In...
A Commentary on the Human Dimension of Conflicts
Outbreaks of conflict and wars, regardless of their scale, location or causes, invariably divert the bulk of the attention to the violence. I am...
Confronting Our Past Wrongs: Killers of the Flower Moon and Difficult Conversations
*spoilers for Killers of the Flower Moon*
Coming out of Killers of the Flower Moon, I felt a deep sense of anger and sadness within...
Erasmus for America
In the 21st century, the United States has experienced a weakening social contract between citizens and their governing institutions, festering animosity between different cultural...
Calling for a Gendered Analysis of Human-Trafficking and a Gender-Responsive and Victim-Centred Criminal Justice...
Trafficking in Persons (TIP) is a highly gendered crime that affects women and men differently due to asymmetrical constructs of masculinity and femininity, deeply...
No End in Sight for China’s Zero-Covid Policy
While the world is simultaneously grappling with the economic impacts of the war in Ukraine – sanctions, rising inflation and energy prices, global supply...
Maximizing the momentum: Europe’s security dilemma and the new Strategic Compass
Emergence of a European security strategy
Almost eighteen years after the EU adopted its first security strategy (ESS), six years after its predecessor – the...
It’s Time For Us To Part Our Ways
“For 8 years in Donbas, instead of building the showcase of the Russian world, they came up with this sanctuary of shit,” war...
Latin American Unity: Barriers and Catalysts for Integration
Throughout the history of Latin America, there have been several attempts, theoretical and practical, to develop a supranational institution that governs parts of the...
