Opinion – China’s e-Renminbi as a Fiscal Silk Road?
Digital currency combines monetary, technological and economic factors with politics. China’s active participation in this realm indicates its importance and also marks it as the next competitive arena.
Opinion – Virtual Diplomacy in India
While diplomacy is usually constrained by the requirement of physical distance, Virtual Diplomacy has enabled seamless communication and information flow.
Opinion – Covid-19 in Colombia: Migration, Armed Conflict and Gendered Violence
As violence is part of daily reality in several countries, the pandemic and political and economic measures should be approached differently.
How Do States Behave? A Comparative Analysis between China and Argentina
Although interesting similarities and differences can be enumerated between China and Argentina foreign policy decision-making processes present great complexity.
Opinion – Would You Hire A North Korean? South Korean Public Opinion is Mixed
Despite the considerable amount of assistance which the South Korean government provides for North Korean defectors, many still face discrimination.
Opinion – Identity Politics and COVID-19 in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
All stakeholders should realise that COVID-19 provides a rare opportunity to advance the seemingly impossible goal of peace that the Rakhinese have longed for.
Nature Plays Last: Realism, Post-Realism, Post-Pandemic
COVID 19 is a crisis for both world politics and for international relations theory. Pandemic effects make it evident that theorists have ignored crucial actors and phenomena.
Legal Representation for Asylum-Seekers and Refugees: Much Needed yet Sparse
In times of emergency when states restrict individual rights and freedoms, the marginalised, vulnerable and disadvantaged members of society will be most hard-hit.
Trust in Interstate Intelligence Sharing
As we continue our 2020 ‘coronacaster’, intelligence agencies have their hands full and it has never been more difficult to judge whom and what to trust.
Between Politics and Policy: International Cooperation Beyond COVID-19
The real challenge for practitioners is dealing with complexity; every case – not least COVID-19 – involves a unique mix of actors, institutions, and mechanisms.
