Fought but Unnamed
Today, politicians rarely refer to military conflicts they start as “war”, often using less direct terms. The reasons for this lie in the foundations...
Gaza – The End of the Rules-Based Order
The current post-World War II global order is on the brink of collapse as our society is faced with an unprecedented number of horrific,...
Gabriel Attal – Portrait d’une ambition
L’hiver semblait porter une chaleur et un élan. Au début du mois de janvier 2024, Élisabeth Borne, à la tête d’un gouvernement déjà vieux...
Is the West (and Austria) in Breach of the Genocide Convention?
Since 7 October, 2023, the Israeli government has received immense financial, military, diplomatic, and political support from many Western powers. The Austrian Government especially...
Offshoring of the Asylum Processing – The EU and the Italo-Albanian Migration Agreement
On Wednesday, 16 October, 2024, an Italian Navy vessel carrying sixteen migrants of Egyptian and Bangladeshi origins arrived at the Albanian port of Shëngjin,...
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...