Between Politics and Policy: International Cooperation Beyond COVID-19
The real challenge for practitioners is dealing with complexity; every case – not least COVID-19 – involves a unique mix of actors, institutions, and mechanisms.
Opinion – Post-COVID-19 Climate Change Politics
COVID-19 is a reminder of a more unequal world wherein the role of international organisations may be restricted due to the highhandedness of dominant states.
Towards an ‘American Spring’ of Justice and Equality?
The George Floyd protests and earlier movements in the MENA region prove that values such as dignity, equality, and justice are not exclusively achievements of Western civilization.
Analyzing Jair Bolsonaro’s COVID-19 War Metaphors
Bolsonaro’s militaristic rhetoric construing the notion that the COVID-19 threat is external gives rise to a false sense of stability and internal security.
Between Political Crisis and COVID-19: Bolsonaro’s Foreign Policy
Whilst the pandemic spreads, Bolsonaro’s government has been unable to fulfill the need for domestic and external resources to fight the disease.
Africa’s Disproportionate COVID-19 Pandemic
The African continent shows that the coronavirus does not affect everyone equally and the pandemic intensifies existing lines of social segmentation.
The British Labour Party after Brexit
Only time will tell if the Labour party will cope with the post-Brexit challenges or spiral into a downward trend akin to other European centre-left parties.
The Case of UN Involvement in Jammu and Kashmir
The Security Council limited the Kashmiri people to accession into either India or Pakistan, in fact privileging another norm: the existing sovereign state’s rights.
The United Nations, Self-Determination, State Failure and Secession
Secessionist states are unlikely to gain membership as the principle of territorial integrity holds primacy, initially showing it to be a foe to self-determination.
International Relations Theory: Still a White Man’s Burden
Decentring the IR discipline from a westphalian spotlight to a more objective analysis of the international system and international society is in order.
