Articles

Germany’s Feminist Foreign Policy: Genuine Change or Symbolic Gesture?

Sophie Domres • Jul 7 2024 • Articles

In 2023, Germany unveiled its Feminist Foreign Policy (FFP) guidelines, prompting a debate about the extent to which this signified a genuine transformation in policy.

US-Venezuela Relations in Light of the July Election

Rafael R. Ioris • Jul 7 2024 • Articles

A decisive election able to bring together both sides of the deeply polarized Venezuelan society has been expected and hoped for a long time.

The Role of Brazilian Consensual Hegemony in the Itaipu Hydropower Dam Renegotiation

Pelle Berkhout • Jul 7 2024 • Articles

Renegotiations over the Itaipu Dam are fundamental to the dam’s administration, Brazil and Paraguay’s energy security, and the region’s transboundary water relations.

From Order to Chaos: What Made Geopolitics Return?

Ali Mammadov • Jul 6 2024 • Articles

The erosion of the post-Cold War order did not transpire abruptly in recent years; rather, it constituted a gradual process spanning a considerable duration.

Why Late-Development Breeds Authoritarianism

Anqi Yang • Jul 5 2024 • Articles

Late developers follow a developmental path that is most apt to move towards authoritarianism rather than towards democracy.

Automated Genocide

Jingwen Wu and Matthew Penn • Jul 4 2024 • Articles

Automated genocide is a product of the intelligence revolution, and it is the result of the failure of both international and domestic legal frameworks to regulate and curb the misuse of these emerging technologies.

Opinion – Pakistan Hatred Sells in Modi’s India

Sarmad Ishfaq • Jul 4 2024 • Articles

From public obloquy to outright war-mongering, from stereotypical films to jingoistic news anchors, Modi’s India is awash with anti-Pakistan sentiment.

Opinion – What Could Save France from Macron’s Self-inflicted Defeat?

Sonia Garzon • Jul 2 2024 • Articles

Marcionism’s defeat in the first round of the legislative elections showed that fear and economic reasons are poor arguments for regaining French voters’ support.

21st Century Geopolitical Economy: Elite Sport’s Complex New World

Simon Chadwick • Jul 2 2024 • Articles

For individual nations, their governments, businesses, and even their fans, how they engage with sport is determined by a combination of geographic, economic, and political factors.

Theocratic Biopolitics: From Political Theology to Affirmative Biopolitics

Vassilios Paipais • Jul 2 2024 • Articles

A theocratic, as opposed to theo-political, life can be found embodied in contemporary forms of everyday resistance to both neoliberal and populist biopolitics.

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