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Opinion – The Window Is Closing for a Federal Syria

Hamit Ekinci • Apr 24 2025 • Articles

The real question is whether Syria will build a new Levant, or whether it will repeat history by reproducing a poor imitation of the Ba’athist tragedy.

Opinion – Muslims as Sufferers in the Liberal World Order

Shafi Md Mostofa • Apr 24 2025 • Articles

While the ideals of liberal democracy remain noble, their selective application have left Muslims disenfranchised.

Faith in Transition: A Week Inside a Gender Surgery Clinic

Mehrdad Alipour • Apr 24 2025 • Articles

Islamic law does not inherently oppose non-binary gender and/or sex, and certain Muslim jurists have advanced compelling arguments for an alternative body politics.

The Joys and Harms of Military Caregiving

Julia Welland • Apr 23 2025 • Articles

It is no longer possible to imagine and work towards a world ‘after’ militarism without recognising and taking seriously both the harms and the joys that emerge from it.

Opinion – The Future of German Feminist Foreign and Development Policy

Karoline Färber • Apr 21 2025 • Articles

If Germany’s new coalition moves away from a distinctly feminist foreign policy approach, it would mean they will move away from a commitment to social transformation.

ECOWAS at 50: Looking Forward

Adeleke Olumide Ogunnoiki • Apr 19 2025 • Articles

Though it is bound to make strides in the years ahead, the myriad of challenges bedevilling ECOWAS have overshadowed its achievements.

The Perilous Context of Trump’s Policy

Bülent Gökay and Vassilis K. Fouskas • Apr 18 2025 • Articles

Trump isn’t an outlier; he embodies the genuine interests of a waning superpower, whose policies mirror the conflicting and shifting global reality he navigates.

Christian Academics Seek an International Relations Revival

Craig R. Myers • Apr 18 2025 • Articles

Educators are seeking a way to introduce Christian IR into their classes to focus on the faith’s impact in shaping liberal democratic traditions.

Ethiopia-Somalia Tensions: Power Dynamics and Extra-Regional Actors in the Red Sea Region

Federico Donelli • Apr 13 2025 • Articles

Increased alignment and overlap between local and regional rivalries has increased the willingness of actors to take assertive action.

Opinion – Trump, Shattered Diplomacy and International Society

Kieran O'Meara • Apr 13 2025 • Articles

Trump’s break with traditional diplomatic norms is a potential pivot point where new expectations and possibilities for state behaviour may emerge.

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