Nationalism, Populism, and Institutional Decline: The Parallel Paths of Trump and Netanyahu

Neta Oren • May 1 2025 • Articles

Israel’s experience serves as a warning of the dangers faced when democracy rapidly crumbles.

Who Believes in Gulf Futurism?

Ahmed Elbenni • Apr 29 2025 • Articles

The goal of every Gulf regime, but especially Saudi Arabia and the UAE, is to impress upon subject and ally alike a visceral sense of acceleration.

The Politics of Endurance: Sanctions Resilience in Cuba and Iran

Ninon de Buchet • Apr 29 2025 • Essays

Regimes in Cuba and Iran have sustained sanctions resilience through economic reforms, including neoliberal policies, and ideologically driven nationalist discourses of resistance.

Thinking Global Podcast – Noah Zerbe

E-International Relations • Apr 28 2025 • Features

Noah Zerbe speaks about the global politics of food, the economy, technology, and globalisation.

Why the Pandemic Treaty Must Reclaim Human Rights and Equity

Salvador Santino Regilme • Apr 27 2025 • Articles

The ongoing WHO negotiations represent a chance to reimagine global health governance based on solidarity, equity and the recognition of shared human vulnerability.

How Terrorism Fuels Indo-Pakistani Rivalries

Sachini Geethanjalee • Apr 27 2025 • Articles

India and Pakistan once again find themselves on the precipice of conflict.

Opinion – Australia’s Election and ASEAN’s Expectations

Raka Pamungkas • Apr 26 2025 • Articles

The winner of the upcoming election should avoid Trump-like behavior and envision coexistence with ASEAN as close neighbors to safeguard regional stability.

Opinion – The Window Is Closing for a Federal Syria

Hamit Ekinci • Apr 24 2025 • Articles

The real question is whether Syria will build a new Levant, or whether it will repeat history by reproducing a poor imitation of the Ba’athist tragedy.

Opinion – Muslims as Sufferers in the Liberal World Order

Shafi Md Mostofa • Apr 24 2025 • Articles

While the ideals of liberal democracy remain noble, their selective application have left Muslims disenfranchised.

Faith in Transition: A Week Inside a Gender Surgery Clinic

Mehrdad Alipour • Apr 24 2025 • Articles

Islamic law does not inherently oppose non-binary gender and/or sex, and certain Muslim jurists have advanced compelling arguments for an alternative body politics.

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