Why Rationality Compels Us to Rethink Immigration

by Raphaela Tiefenbacher (Guest Writer) The topic of migration is one of the most hotly contended of our time.  Since the summer of 2015, not...

TurkStream: How Russia and Turkey are getting cozy

The big news from the World Energy Congress in Istanbul in October was the chummy relationship between Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey and Russian...

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...
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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...

The State of American Progressivism Post-Election: Reviving a Moribund Party

“If we are classifying Tuesday as a success ... we will get f---ing torn apart in 2022”, U.S. Representative Spanberger (D-VA) asserted during...

Is Cancel Culture the New Damnatio Memoriae?

Cancel Culture. Ethical censure. Although these are considered manifestations of our modern world, they date back as legal sanctions to Ancient Rome, where rulers...

Trump: Champion of Climate Change Policy

Donald Trump’s campaign claims that climate change is just another political ruse, spooked many environmentalists awaiting the new president’s climate policy with a distrustful...

Ukraine on the Search for Itself

By: Raphaela Tiefenbacher (Staff Writer) The 2014 Euromaidan protests also unveiled both the hope and horror to be found in the country. A country with a...

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...

From Seneca Falls to Themiscyra

A 620 km long chain made up of five million women advocating for equality signalled 2019 as a landmark year for women’s rights and...

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