Opinion – Europe’s Lagging Position on Microprocessors

Robert Palmer • Jan 27 2025 • Articles

The microprocessor market is at a crossroads, offering Europe distinct opportunities to redefine its role in the global technology ecosystem.

Water Wars in the Middle East: Reality or Fiction?

Reza Sohrabi • Jan 27 2025 • Articles

Water issues are more effectively analyzed at the local and sub-state levels rather than through inter-state frameworks.

Review – Spying in South Asia

Dhruv Gadhavi • Jan 27 2025 • Features

By avoiding half-baked narratives and using rich archival research, this book convincingly reveals how Cold War intelligence shaped India’s politics and security.

Opinion – Syrian Comedy post-Assad

Noor Suwwan • Jan 27 2025 • Articles

The fall of Assad marked the end of an era for remarkable Syrian comedy that was produced within the context of unfreedom.

Iceland and the Vatican City: Small State Agency in International Politics

Maria Monge-Navarro Otero • Jan 26 2025 • Essays

Social structures do not always permit small states to exert agency, but they can do so at times by exercising compulsory, institutional, structural, or productive power.

Why Do We Need a Sociology of Corruption?

David Jancsics • Jan 25 2025 • Articles

Corruption is no longer seen as an issue confined to the Global South or the post-socialist region, it has also become a reality throughout the West.

Opinion – The Path Forward for Bangladesh

Mubashar Hasan • Jan 23 2025 • Articles

The international community must align with the democratic aspirations held by the people of Bangladesh rather than prioritizing strategic alliances

Opinion – Bangladesh at the Centre of Australia’s Focus on the South

Mia Mahmudur Rahim • Jan 23 2025 • Articles

Strengthening Bangladesh’s relationship with Australia hinges on a facilitating a new Indo-Pacific resettlement deal for Rohingya refugees.

The ‘Second Image’ and Contemporary Civil-Military Relations

Kyunghyun Ro • Jan 23 2025 • Articles

Without effective oversight, the military may undermine or overthrow civilian authority, whether it be through coups or other methods of intervention.

Great Power Competition in Africa: Toward a New Cold War?

Pádraig Carmody • Jan 23 2025 • Articles

It is likely in a new geopolitical conflict that African actors will seek to leverage competition to balance external powers.

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