Opinion – Remembering North Korea’s Human Side
Whilst the North Korean government will likely continue to focus on its military capabilities in 2023, life for ordinary people is unlikely to improve significantly.
Opinion – The Iranian Regime’s Continuing Oppression Amid Growing Protests
The nature of the response to the protests reveals the regime’s fear as it faces one of its most serious legitimacy crises.
Visualising Peace: A Virtual Museum
Borrowing the words of Frank Möller, shifting from war to peace in discourse is a precondition for politics to move the same way.
Thomas Sankara, Intersectionality and the Fate of Africa’s Liberation
Sankara knew that Africa’s development had to come both from internal transformation and opposition to corrupt forces, as well as resistance from imperialism.
Opinion – Zelenskyy’s Visit to Washington
President Zelenskyy visited Washington with the confidence of a wartime leader who knows where his country is headed and what tools are required in order to get there.
Opinion – Can the US and UK Further R2P’s Evolution?
Governments are making strides on Responsibility to Protect, but they must center affected local populations and civil society to reach the goal of ‘never again’.
Opinion – The Rationale of Russia’s ‘Special Military Operation’ in Ukraine
Russia seeks to depopulate and destroy the entity that since 1991 has existed as the independent Ukrainian state. Only deeply flawed narratives can describe this situation otherwise.
Beyond Geopolitics: Re-Examining Russia’s BRICS Relationship
More than material benefit, status concerns are key to Russia’s engagement – but domestic issues should not be overlooked.
The Russo-Ukrainian War’s Impact: Africa and a ‘Neo-Cold War’
The impact of the war on Russia-Africa relations will depend on how the eventual end of the war affects the distribution of power in the global system.
Opinion – Challenging the European Migration Agenda
Given the failure of European governments and IGOs to adopt a human rights-based response to migration flows, what hope is there for civil society to drive change?
