Crisis in Venezuela: Will Anybody Support Democracy?
While polarisation in society and government has led to unsustainable social fracture, a lack of regional support suggests Venezuelan democracy has been left on its own.
Iran: New Year, Same Old Problems
As Iranians celebrate Nowruz, their New Year, they wake up to the same old problems. A truly new Iranian year would be one without the Clerical Regime.
American Exceptionalism: The Gender Factor
To undo the conceit of American exceptionalism, we have to undo the power of sovereign masculinity and address the seduction it exercises across the political spectrum.
Afghan Women’s Hopes for the Future
Support for Afghan women should be guided by moral commitment to the women themselves and to Afghanistan as their country. The dividends will come to fruition over time.
Civil Society Participation and Deliberative Democracy in the European Union
There is a gap between high theory-driven expectations and the modest realities of civil society participation.
The Politics of Celebrity Advocacy
Love them or hate them, celebrity politics seem here to stay. It turns out, however, that the impact of celebrity advocacy is different to what we might expect.
The Popular Geopolitics of Mysterious Flights: MH370 and Herge’s Flight 714
Following the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines MH377, there has appeared a space for the creative and conspiratorial to flourish.
Qatar: A First-Hand Account of Soft Power
Doha limits its soft power by lacking infrastructure, injecting too much modernity into cultural sites, or by drawing too heavily on foreign nations.
Missing in Inaction: Where is the African Peace and Security Architecture?
The African Peace and Security Architecture is incapable of resolving crises as it is based on assumptions which are not only false in Africa, but false everywhere.
The Return of the Problem-Solvers
When it comes to educating the next generation of policy-makers, there is a problem facing the academy and the crises in Ukraine and Syria demonstrate that.
