The Global War on Drugs as Authoritarian Statecraft and Its Human Rights Costs
Prohibition’s coercive approach enables authoritarian statecraft, consequently undermining democratic governance that is necessary for human rights.
Tunisia at a Crossroads: The Arab Spring’s Lone Flame, Fifteen Years On
Tunisia shows that revolutions do not always collapse immediately into dictatorship or war – they can stumble, backslide, and persist in twilight.
Opinion – The Calibrated Brussels-Effect: Regulatory Power and Investment Risks
CEPA signals Brussels may adopt a calibrated approach: maintaining strict regulatory rules, but showing flexibility on governance and procedural clauses when necessary.
Opinion – The Politics of Presence: Do High-Level Visits Matter in Preventing War?
On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Arab and Muslim leaders exemplified how high-level, collective visits can amplify pressure.
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Rethinking Sex: Intersex and Transgender Politics in Shia Islam
The recognition of trans identity in Iran is not a simple story of liberation, but a complex politico-theological act that simultaneously confirms and polices the boundaries of gender.
Opinion – Europe’s Risky Quest for Technological Autonomy
The global competition over technology has spurred a frenzy of policy initiatives in the pursuit of the European Union’s strategic autonomy and digital sovereignty.
Opinion – AI Nationalism and the Multipolar Future
The race for AI supremacy is about legitimacy, identity, and the authority to decide which values will be embedded in infrastructures that increasingly govern human life.
Opinion – International Recognition of Palestine and the Risk of a West Bank “Frontier”
The absence of international protection over the West Bank could see it devolve into a zone of devastation, rather than Palestinian safety.
The Algorithm is the Musket
Today, wars are algorithmically targeted, fought at state borders and within cities, and financed by the dispossession of the very people the state claims to protect.
Opinion – Trump, Race and International Politics
The influence of race on the opinions of political leaders and its subsequent impact on the framing of foreign policy should not be neglected.
Opinion – Voices from Moldova’s 2025 Parliamentary Election
Maia Sandu has decisively claimed victory and a new majority in parliament, a critical win for Moldova’s future path to the EU.
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