Parallel election monitoring does not just compete with established missions – it mimics them, subtly rewriting the rules of legitimacy from within.
Trump’s peacemaker aspirations, based on his intention to end the Russia-Ukraine war and withdraw troops from the Middle East, appears to be on shaky ground.
Several Brexit-related issues concerning the British Overseas Territories remain unresolved and, hopefully, will soon be addressed.
In an era when a private conversation can be transformed into a global spectacle, diplomacy can be co-opted into a theatre of national humiliation and political sabotage.
Argentina’s constitution significantly limits presidential power, guarantees institutional resilience, and decentralizes political authority.
As the Tibetan experience shows, exile does not mean political extinction – and for Hongkongers it could mean rebirth.
Nice was a step forward for legal enforceability, but hardly a victory for ocean diplomacy.
The question facing Azerbaijani Turks is not whether they should act, but how they can organize before others shape their future.
Israel’s attack risks accelerating Iran’s nuclear ambitions, strengthening Iran’s hardliners, and triggering an uncontrollable regional escalation.
In the light of the Ukraine and Gaza wars, Macron’s Shangri-La Dialogue speech reflects Europe’s potential, and its paradoxes.
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