Berlin should be careful not to grow into a hegemonic role in the long run because this could entice conflict and the build-up of counter-alliances.
Western states and arms companies have continued to export weapons to states where there is a clear risk of them being used in serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law.
Any arrangement that is to guide the free world through the period of persistent uncertainty ahead, must be shielded from nationalistic and populist tendencies.
The discourse surrounding resilience, particularly in postcolonial contexts, reveals a series of tensions and contradictions in its conceptualization and application.
Dismissing novel analytical approaches and stubbornly adhering to a Lewisian paradigm in Somaliland studies might result in overly simplified analyses and misguided policies.
The severing of gas pipeline flows between Russia and Ukraine occurs as Ukraine faces increasing pressure to negotiate an end to hostilities.
Restrictions on freedom of religion or belief and protracted jail terms inflicted on gay men could impede the nation’s long-awaited path to statehood.
The civilizational state project could lead to a global reordering where the influence of Western powers is diminished as India, China, and others rise.
The overshoot generation are squeezed between the self-serving policies of present-day leaders and the climate hopes of the youth.
It remains uncertain how the political landscape in Syria will evolve, and to what extent external powers such as Iran, Russia, Turkey and the US will be involved.
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