Articles

Conflict Psephology Amidst the 2022 Bosnian General Election

Martin Duffy • Oct 24 2022 • Articles

Even in such an intensely divided society like Bosnia, political opportunists cannot expect to gain seats just by “diversity criteria” alone.

Opinion – Responsible Business Conduct in Times of War

Jernej Letnar Černič and Eva Gerritse • Oct 22 2022 • Articles

EU Member States should ensure that mandatory due diligence legislation is effective in those areas of the world where the risks of human rights violations are most severe.

Will Integrating Digital Technologies into the Food System Work?

Alistair Fraser • Oct 22 2022 • Articles

If integrating digital technology into the food system is bound up with a data grab, there is a need for critical scrutiny of what the consequences will be.

Why Existential Risks Matter in International Relations

Brian Wong • Oct 17 2022 • Articles

It is imperative that IR theory do more to account for structural threats that could undermine the continuity and survival of the human species.

Opinion – Brazil 2022: A Constitutional Election in Disguise

Felipe Antunes de Oliveira • Oct 17 2022 • Articles

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

Richard J. Cook and Alaric Searle • Oct 16 2022 • Articles

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

Klaus Heinrich Raditio • Oct 11 2022 • Articles

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

Irene Viparelli and Evanthia Balla • Oct 10 2022 • Articles

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

Spiros Makris • Oct 7 2022 • Articles

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

Shahin Malik • Oct 6 2022 • Articles

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.

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