Who Are the Taliban?
We still do not know exactly how the Taliban will rule Afghanistan. Yet, experience suggests that many Afghans have much to fear – especially women and the Shi’a.
Thucydides in Afghanistan: Imperial Abstraction, Moral Displacement, and Hubris
Astonishment at the fall of Kabul reflect habits of imperial abstraction, moral displacement and hubris that are prefigured in Thucydides writings about ancient Greece.
Creating Legitimacy in a Pluralist World Order
A pluralist vision of creative legitimation sets a large and ambitious theoretical agenda for a post-Westphalian global order that has been gestating for a century or more.
Opinion – Reconsidering India’s ‘Population Policy’ through a Regional Perspective
Considering the cases two Indian states, it is evident that the population policies in both are driven by ‘demographic fears’ stemming from Islamophobia.
Afghanistan’s ‘Liberal’ History: Back to Year Zero?
An earlier, more liberal, Afghanistan possessed strong female figures and dynamic student societies in a civil society accustomed to the concept of protest.
The Herero and Nama Genocide, the Holocaust, and the Question of German Reparations
Legacies of dispossession and murder in relation to diasporic and continental Africans, their histories, and their lifeworlds have been demoted by the German state.
No Clear Winner, One Clear Loser in Afghanistan
The Afghanistan conflict has provided the necessary dynamics of instability without stable institutions, making it an inviting strategic space for competing parties.
What Does Our Recent Past Tell Us About the Future of Peruvian Democracy?
Despite finally recognizing her defeat, Fujimori’s political history and style show that she will use aggressive tactics to hamper Castillo’s conditions to govern.
Europe’s Hegemon? The Nature of German Power During Europe’s Crisis Decade
In light of a series of recent events such as the migrant crisis and Brexit, Germans increasingly want to discuss their role in the EU and how better to use German power.
Opinion – The Fate and the Folly of the US Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Whether or not America’s allies are willing to go along with Biden and bet on America’s enlightened return is the critical question in the wake of Afghanistan’s fall.
