Democracy in Virulent Times: Symbols and the Future of National Populism
Winning the battle of symbols is of strategic significance and will define the character of our nations, the future of our democracies, and the legacy of populism.
The Coming Storm: Crisis, Climate Change, and the Right to Vote
COVID-19 reveals new vulnerabilities in the right to vote. The pandemic has shown that the USA needs actions to avoid ad hoc responses to disruptions of voting rights.
Opinion – Spain’s Request For NATO Coronavirus Aid: Will Turkey Answer?
Ankara has very little room for manoeuvre to support the Turkish economy, let alone give aid to Spain, given that Turkey has limited financial reserves and a large budget deficit.
Opinion – The Gendered Consequences of Coronavirus
Women are especially affected by Coronavirus. Ensuring policies are responsive to the different ways women experience it is critical to ensure wellbeing.
Opinion – Can the Coronavirus Crisis Revive Multilateralism?
The call for multilateralism should be reinforced to tackle the far-reaching health, economic, (geo)political, infrastructural and social implications of the coronavirus crisis.
Student and Faculty Experiences of the Coronavirus Shutdown
As the coronavirus issue grew into a pandemic and our team experienced the shutdown of their universities, we collected some vignettes that we hope you will find useful.
Opinion – Coronavirus amid Regional Instability in the Middle East
The Coronavirus pandemic seems to have pushed conflicts in the region into the background, but it is unclear how long this picture will remain.
Coronavirus and the End of Resilience
Coronavirus shows the limits of resilience. If we are the security threat as well as the subjects to be secured, then we cannot be trusted to secure ourselves.
Global Displacement, COVID-19 and the Risk of a False-positive Flattened Curve
Any meaningful global health strategy to combat Coronavirus must take the potential risk to refugees and other vulnerable groups into consideration.
Containing Coronavirus: Resilience in Times of Catastrophe
A planetary retreat seems the most ethical strategy to save lives, yet it is important to think what we are becoming as a society by withdrawing from communal life.
