Opinion – Brazil 2022: A Constitutional Election in Disguise
Underneath the surface of a functioning liberal democracy with representation challenges and bitter political disputes like any other, a seismic change is happening.
Queen Elizabeth II’s Soft Power and Britain’s Place in a Post-Elizabethan Age
With much of Britain’s hard power diminished, a loss of soft power as it was exercised by Queen Elizabeth II, may well be bad news for Britain.
Opinion – Factors Giving Rise to Xi Coup Rumours in China
The swirl of rumours indicates that by making his leadership excessively opaque, Xi only helps fuel speculation.
European Crises and Right-Wing Populism: The Case of Lega Nord
In the post-truth age, right-wing populist parties such as Lega Nord offered an array of unrestrained ‘truths’ and managed to purposely distort problems and solutions in order to gain popularity and power.
Digital Virulence and Post-Truth in Light of Baudrillard’s Science-Fiction Theory of Pataphysics
Is this science-fiction prognosis of a digital-led human destiny true or false – and could it be the actual question of the so-called post-truth age?
The Erosion of the Nuclear Taboo
In the context of the war in Ukraine, the world may be entering a more dangerous phase where the use of nuclear weapons, however localised and limited, emerges as an option.
The Challenges of Epistemic Communities in Shaping Policy in the Age of Post-Truth
By offering an exclusive expert-policy nexus, epistemic communities overlook the significance of communicating knowledge and fostering public debate on policy issues.
Postcolonial Gaslighting and Greenland: When Post-Truth Gets in the Way of Independence
The challenges to Greenland’s autobiographical self, in terms of its colonial past, destabilises perceptions of reality and prevent the possibility of agency.
Beyond Post-Truth: I-War and the Desire to be an Ethical All-American
The truth is divided and incomplete because the subject is barred from knowing the complete truth of their own subjectivity. By understanding this, we can begin to build a different democracy.
Religion in International Relations and the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
It is helpful to consider the influence of a quasi-religious worldview with regard to the conflict and the role of Putin.
