Opinion – A State of Emergency at the Polish-Belarusian Border
Neither the EU nor Poland has a long-term plan for how to manage migration which can only be expected to increase due to political destabilisation and climate crisis.
Opinion – Anti-Blackness: A Go-to Foreign Policy?
As long as predominantly Black countries themselves do not acknowledge and challenge anti-Blackness within their societies and in western quarters, nothing will change.
Opinion – Georgia’s Democracy Still in Peril
It seems unlikely that a new reconciliation spirit for coalition-building will emerge. Instead, Georgia’s politicians will engage in another dogfight over the corpse of a tentative democracy.
Visa Policies as Externalisation Practices in the Global South
It is key to engage in a more ample debate over how visa policies and other practices in the Global South contribute in shifting these countries’ borders.
Re-Curating Painful Pasts: Decolonizing and Regendering War Memorials and Monuments
Even if they integrate decolonial thinking, memorials do not present a full picture if they focus on men’s experiences while silencing women’s stories.
Climate Change, Human Mobility and Feminist Political Economy
The responses to climate change mitigation efforts need to be targeted at not only addressing climate change impacts but also reducing gender and social inequalities.
Theatres of Difference: The Film ‘Hair’, Otherness, Alterity, Subjectivity and Lessons for Identity Politics
‘Hair’ is an historical document reminding us of divides long present in our society. We have learned a great deal in the decades since it was released.
Opinion – What Climate ‘Code Red’ Means for Africa
The relentless progression of climate change poses an existentialist threat to African peoples. It needs a Pan-African effort for which the African Union is the logical body.
AUKUS: Recalling Legacies of Anglo-Saxonism and Muffling the Voices of Island Nations
The island nations of the Indian Ocean and Oceania should be the primary stakeholders and decision makers in this longstanding jockeying for power.
Towards a Better Understanding of the Underlying Conditions of Coups in Africa
The conditions that incited old coups across Africa are still present. Only that they now operate in a different post-9//11 and, perhaps, Covid-19 historical moments.
