International History

Beijing’s Charm Offensive: China’s Soft Power Projection in Central Asia

Zhanserik Temirtashev • Oct 1 2024 • Essays

China’s education diplomacy in CARs elucidates the intricacies of building cultural affinity, the nuances of alignment, and the synergy between hard and soft power.

How the Islamic State Weaponizes Imitation in Its Propaganda

Niels Schattevoet • Sep 24 2024 • Essays

Aggressive imitation is meant not only to justify IS’s violence but to express its worldview—of restoring Muslim honour by avenging the humiliation Muslims have suffered.

Laboratories at Home and Abroad: Russian Information Operations Pre-Deployment

Botond K. Kerti • Sep 7 2024 • Essays

The internal Russian information space serves as a testing ground for Russia’s information operations before they are deployed against countries of the post-Soviet space.

Nuclear Brinkmanship in Russia Today: A Strategic Narrative Analysis

Lea Marlene Korb • Jul 29 2024 • Essays

RT portrays the international system as a new Cold War system with a nuclear face-off between two superpowers and Russia as facing nuclear threats from Ukraine and NATO.

Anthroprocene or Capitalocene: Navigating the Politics of Climate Change

Janja Jankovic • Jul 20 2024 • Essays

Climate change cannot be tackled by capitalist ecological policies of financial institutions and Western states but socio-economic justice and postcolonial epistemes.

Traumatic Memory and Historical Narratives

Vanesa Valcheva • Jul 8 2024 • Essays

To induce successes in transitional justice, traumatic memory is mechanised resulting in oversimplification of relations.

Predictability in an Unpredictable World: Ritual and the NATO Summit in Vilnius

Anton Bronfman • Jul 6 2024 • Essays

Despite, but also due to, Europe’s unprecedented security landscape, the 2023 NATO Summit followed a familiar ritualized script that eclipsed any theatrical performances.

Destruction, Colonialism, and Capital: Genocidal Perspectives on Palestine

Amina Daniel • Jul 1 2024 • Essays

Narrow definitions of genocide facilitate its continuation, as evidenced by Israel’s ongoing physical, economic, and cultural destruction of the Palestinian society.

Cuban Intelligence after the Cold War: A Case Study in Adaptation and Influence

Safia Gordon • May 31 2024 • Essays

Cuban intelligence adeptly evolved post-Cold War by prioritizing information acquisition and alliances to safeguard its national interests.

Preventing Apocalyptic Futures: The Need for Alternatives to Development

Jodie Bradshaw • May 4 2024 • Essays

The technocratic, top-down approach of development reproduces a hierarchical ordering of knowledge forms, which subalternises the epistemic forces of everyday actors.

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