Lula Is Back on the International Stage, or Is He?
Lula will bring back the traditions Brazil has cultivated since democratization, but its foreign policy will not be quite so ambitious as in the past.
Opinion – A Psychological Perspective on Putin’s War with Ukraine
In Putin’s case, his identity, personality, and desire to leave a legacy, coupled with other factors, make him more susceptible to using nuclear weapons.
Opinion – How Iranian Women Are Charting the Course for Freedom
We are witnessing an ongoing feminist revolution, in which Mahsa Jina Amini’s tragic death will be forever remembered as its spark. For woman, for life, for freedom.
Finding Your Separated Cousin: Similarities and Global IR
Globalizing IR is an urgent task. Finding similarities between Europe and non-Europe (before the West) is as good a way of achieving this as demonstrating the historical diversity of international systems.
Lula’s Foreign Policy Path for Brazil and the Constraints on Grand Strategy Change
Lula channels many Brazilians’ desire for a more expansive role in the world while Bolsonaro, by contrast, tended to pull the country’s gaze inward.
The Danger of Passive Containment and Ignoring North Korea
If stagnation in inter-Korean cooperation is to be bypassed, there needs to be a new approach that goes beyond leveraging economic support for denuclearisation.
Opinion – The Midterm Elections and US Support for Ukraine
The greatest challenge for the Republicans is ensuring that their leadership lives up to Zelenskyy’s perception of them as the inheritors of a Reagan-esque tradition.
How Qualitative Fieldwork Can Help Understand Civil Wars
If a researcher can safely conduct fieldwork using relational approaches, carefully mitigating potential risks and vulnerabilities, it could be an invaluable exercise.
Probing the Intersection of Religion, Gender, and Political Violence
Research will make little progress if gendered violence targeted at religious minorities cannot be meaningfully distinguished from religiously motivated violence targeted at women or sexual minorities.
Opinion – Finland and NATO Membership
NATO has no reason to expect major conflicts as a result of Finland’s membership as the strategic interests of both coincide.
