Circular Agroecology for a Resilient Europe
To achieve genuine strategic autonomy, the EU must build a resilient, sustainable, and equitable food system.
Balancing Costs and Fairness: The Loss of Focus on Social Values
US tariffs and the EU’s integrationist competitiveness funds both view social spending as a consequence, rather than a contributing factor, to equitable and sustainable growth.
Opinion – Peace and Power Realignment in the South Caucasus
With support, the South Caucasus can emerge from Russia’s shadow and embrace a new era of cooperation, development, and regional ownership.
Trump’s ‘Gangster Diplomacy’: The Political Economy of US-Japan Tariffs
Trump’s use of tariffs is framed as ideological warfare against globalism, making Japan – a liberal internationalist stronghold – a prime target.
(Re)Imagining Japan: Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Victimhood Nationalism
By refusing to name the US as perpetrator yet affirming Japan’s status as victim, post-war LDP governments absolved the US of its responsibility.
Opinion – Trump’s Tariffs are the Incentive the BRICS Needed
Trump’s attempts to “punish” Brazil and India with tariffs may potentially distance them from the US, and perhaps even unite them.
Hegemonic Stability Theory: Trump’s Transactional Hegemony and the Cambodia-Thailand Border Dispute
Stability in Southeast Asia will depend on the rules-based structures that small states rely on for their sovereignty and security.
Opinion – Could the United Nations Solve the Gaza Quandary?
The UN’s peacekeeping efforts in Timor-Leste offer an example of how to break the static and bleak situation in Gaza.
Schizocartography as a Methodology: Case-Studies from Gaza
Even in the worst communal moments of sacrifice, artistic expression offers both a form of memory and a space to dwell in.
Opinion – Between Food Drops and State Recognition, End Palestinian and Israeli Suffering First
The US, Europe and Arab countries will need to preside over staged and gradual negotiations, which must also include guarantees for Israel.
