The outdated notion of exceptionalism undermines the effectiveness of US foreign policy and harms important areas of international cooperation.
The disruption of global value chains is devastating for smaller and more niche companies. Bigger and more diversified players seem to be faring better.
Governments, regardless of type, that recognized the magnitude of the threat at the early stages of the outbreak and enforced social isolation early, suffered from lower infection rates.
2010 was a watermark year. The signs for a freer election than in the past had been promising. But December marked a turning point, with candidates in prison on election night amidst Russian interference.
In the wake of Trump’s unilateralism, France and Germany have repeated proposals to create a European army, but different ideas persist about what this would mean.
Ukraine had about 5000 Lenin statues placed during the former Soviet Union. Their removal seemed logical and natural: after all, what was Lenin to Ukraine?
This chapter describes the author’s travel, stories and experiences on Western fact-finding missions into the Soviet Union and Ukraine during the 1980s.
China’s culture still has limited appeal, but as long as it is supported by economic assets and growth, its soft power is bound to attract.
The Global South is a political project which faces several challenges and is permanently disputed by progressive and regressive forces in the multipolar context.
The reports from Ukraine made International headlines and the actions in Maidan were visible live on social media. Before long, it was hard to discern truth from fiction.
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