Author profile: Francisco Lobo

Francisco Lobo holds a PhD in War Studies from King’s College London. He also holds an LLM in International Legal Studies (New York University), an LLM in International Law and an LLB (University of Chile). He has worked as a legal practitioner in the private and public sectors. He has more recently worked as an advisor for an international development project to train the Armed Forces of Ukraine in IHL and military ethics standards. His research focuses on international law, human rights, the laws and ethics of war, legal theory, moral philosophy, and history.

The Colonial and Its Discontents: Anti-Colonialism, Decolonization, and Post-Colonialism

Francisco Lobo • Nov 15 2025 • Articles

Decolonising is not about deleting; rather it is to situate the histories and knowledges that do not originate from the West in the context of colonialism and power.

The House of the Post-Colonial Spirits

Francisco Lobo • Nov 15 2025 • Articles

Post-colonial echoes perfectly encapsulate all the wondrous things history has to offer to those whose minds are wise enough not to lose sight of the past and whose hearts remain open to all the many possibilities of the future.

All Under Heaven: China’s Awakening

Francisco Lobo • Nov 13 2025 • Articles

China has become skilled at waging lawfare to advance its interests in the Indo-Pacific through black legal ops, including what has been characterized as a ‘legal blitzkrieg’ in Hong Kong.

The Silicon Conquistadors: Humanity and Digital Colonialism in the Age of AI

Francisco Lobo • Nov 12 2025 • Articles

We don’t have to wait for AI to develop self-awareness and (perhaps more unlikely) ethical self-control to have a serious conversation about the dangers of this new trend.

Why We Fight: The Rules-Based International Order

Francisco Lobo • Nov 11 2025 • Articles

There is a need to make sense of the post-World War 2 rules and institutions that stand both as a legacy of colonialism and at the same time a vehicle to overcome it.

America First, Humanity Second: Trump, MAGA, and American Imperialism Revisited

Francisco Lobo • Nov 11 2025 • Articles

The most powerful country in the world is dismantling the order it helped create and rekindling old ideas about spheres of influence and regional imperialism.

Existential Battles: Culture Wars and Real Wars

Francisco Lobo • Nov 10 2025 • Articles

Since political violence, in particular war, is a quintessential instrument of colonialism, the praeter-colonial mind would be remiss not to inquire into its nature and changing character.

The Haves and the Have-Nots: The West, the Global South, and the Rest

Francisco Lobo • Nov 9 2025 • Articles

Perhaps it is time to retire the ‘West versus the rest’ framework in a similar way that some have advocated to drop the ‘post-Soviet’ label.

The Reluctant Empire: The United States and America

Francisco Lobo • Nov 9 2025 • Articles

America, the continent, has always been a place to welcome those who decided that staying put was not going to cut it.

The Grand Inquest of the World: British Imperialism and Europe

Francisco Lobo • Nov 2 2025 • Articles

We don’t need to get rid of the British Museum, what we need is more British Museums around the world, where kids of all places can access this kind of knowledge in their own towns.

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