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.
With support, the South Caucasus can emerge from Russia’s shadow and embrace a new era of cooperation, development, and regional ownership.
Trump’s use of tariffs is framed as ideological warfare against globalism, making Japan – a liberal internationalist stronghold – a prime target.
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.
Trump’s attempts to “punish” Brazil and India with tariffs may potentially distance them from the US, and perhaps even unite them.
Stability in Southeast Asia will depend on the rules-based structures that small states rely on for their sovereignty and security.
The UN’s peacekeeping efforts in Timor-Leste offer an example of how to break the static and bleak situation in Gaza.
Christos Mantas and Konstantina Oikonomou explore how liminality, conflict, and displacement reveal structural gaps in international law and protection of the Greek community in Ukraine.
Even in the worst communal moments of sacrifice, artistic expression offers both a form of memory and a space to dwell in.
The US, Europe and Arab countries will need to preside over staged and gradual negotiations, which must also include guarantees for Israel.
Eighty years on, the available information suggest that the US leadership overestimated the strategic impact of the nuclear bombings on Japan.
Joyeeta Gupta calls for justice-centered climate governance, urging bold reforms to protect the planet’s most vulnerable and rethink how we value progress.
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