The European Union’s Security and Defence Policy Beyond COVID-19
The EU must ensure defence is part of its post-pandemic recovery in order to achieve its goal of strategic autonomy and enhance its role a security actor.
Nigeria’s Soft Power in the Face of COVID-19
Despite the fragility of its institutions, Nigeria stands to make the best of a bad situation by projecting an image of a country addressing its deficits.
Opinion – COVID-19: Why is the World Singling Out New Zealand for Praise?
Some of the countries that were labeled by Donald Trump as ‘shitholes’ outperformed Global North states and despite their successes have been sidelined by the media.
Opinion – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of COVID-19 Recovery Financing in Europe
COVID-19 has exposed the weaknesses of both the EU and the eurozone and brought into question the fiscal and political survival of the bloc.
Experiences of the Coronavirus Shutdown: Three Months On
As COVID-19 grew into a pandemic and our team experienced the shutdown of their universities and workplaces, we collected some vignettes that we hope you will find useful.
Opinion – COVID-19: Human Dignity Under Siege Amidst Multiple Crises
The pandemic provides an opportunity for states to value the dignity of all lives, invest in public and common goods and reinvent political systems to make them effective stewards of the environment.
Opinion – Identity Politics and COVID-19 in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
All stakeholders should realise that COVID-19 provides a rare opportunity to advance the seemingly impossible goal of peace that the Rakhinese have longed for.
Nature Plays Last: Realism, Post-Realism, Post-Pandemic
COVID 19 is a crisis for both world politics and for international relations theory. Pandemic effects make it evident that theorists have ignored crucial actors and phenomena.
Legal Representation for Asylum-Seekers and Refugees: Much Needed yet Sparse
In times of emergency when states restrict individual rights and freedoms, the marginalised, vulnerable and disadvantaged members of society will be most hard-hit.
Trust in Interstate Intelligence Sharing
As we continue our 2020 ‘coronacaster’, intelligence agencies have their hands full and it has never been more difficult to judge whom and what to trust.
