Dissecting the Realist Argument for Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Realism provides useful tools for dissecting state behaviour and interests, but it cannot fully account for Russia’s diplomatic misfires or the moral and humanitarian dimensions of the conflict.
Reflections on the Troubles and the IRA in ‘The Secret Army’
This recently uncovered 1970s film sparks discussion about the capacity of such material to be commissioned and for it to be produced, but then to vanish.
Opinion – Momentum in Transnistria’s Geopolitics?
Moldovan politicians should play the geopolitical game cautiously to avoid any unexpected outcomes of the upcoming referendum.
The Securitization of Chinese Soft Power
If soft power is a marker of globalization, then this force of globalization appears to be subordinated to the diverging and conflicting interests of nation-states in an anarchic system.
Opinion – The West Should Drop the ‘Hybrid Warfare’ Discourse on Ukraine
Labelling Russia’s contemporary actions in Ukraine as hybrid warfare fails to accurately depict the evolving nature of the ongoing conflict.
Putin’s Russia: Violence, Power and Another 12 Years
Putin can remain in office until 2036, when he will turn 84, but he will preside over a state with fewer people and dwindling resources.
The Racial Wealth Gap: Why America Should Discuss Reparations
A comprehensive approach to the legacy of slavery and discrimination includes reparations – but also policy changes and a shift toward fairness.
Reclaiming Surzhyk: Ukraine’s Linguistic Decolonisation
The appropriation of surzhyk testifies to the tendency towards elevation of Ukraine’s linguistic varieties and acceptance of variation, which goes against the colonial idealisation of strictly traced norms.
Indian Diplomats and the Social Hierarchies of Global Order
We should analyse the ways in which elite cosmopolitanism came to propagate a closed reading of the world so that we can imagine cosmopolitanism anew.
Opinion – Priorities and Challenges for Italy’s G7 Presidency
Beyond the longer term importance of the Indo-Pacific, Italy’s immediate neighborhood, east and south, represents the focal point of its G7 presidency.
