The Road to Stability in Syria
In the 21st century’s deadliest war, there seems to be hope of resolution. The solution may not satisfy the desires of the international community,...
The Janus of Nationalism: Croatia’s Hero Problems
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has stuffed more gunpowder into the barrel.
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) reached...
Ksenia Sobchak: Russian Opposition Maker or Breaker?
Ksenia Sobchak, aka. the Russian Paris Hilton, is now the official opposition candidate in the 2018 Russian presidential elections. Her surprise candidacy raises questions...
R2P: R.I.P.
Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly at the 2005 World Summit, all signatories of the Responsibility to Protect doctrine were bound to protect...
Assimilate or Leave
The 450 members of the Ukrainian Parliament decided by majority vote to introduce a new law regarding education policy. As of 2018, this law...
Crossing Borders: The Role of Fashion in Politics
Over the past few decades, political slogans have found a space in high fashion shows, highlighting issues such as immigration, diversity and feminism. Since...
“Frameworkization” and the Destruction of Academic English
Frameworkization, namely the rise of unreadable academic writing in the social sciences, has contaminated academic language. This occurs through a complex process of mutual...
Campus Inquisitions and Violence from the American Left
The chanting echoed around the Athenaeum at Claremont McKenna College – “We are here to shut down this fucking fascist!” – as nearly 250...
The War on Words and the Loss of Substance
Many’s the time one reads about deep trenches within Western societies, but it seems that little has been done to overcome this split. Populism...
Minority Protection or Moral Vaccine – Whom are we protecting, anyway?
In December 2015, ex-Muslim, feminist campaigner Maryam Namazie was heckled and aggressively disrupted by members of Goldsmiths University’s Islamic Society, while giving a talk...
