The Ninth China-Japan- South Korea Trilateral− A Chinese Attempt at Détente?
May 26 and May 27 saw the coming together of the leaders of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) or South Korea...
Between ‘Rebelling’ and ‘Conforming’: The Gendered Paradox of the Put’ Domoi Movement in Russia
The leader and participants of the grassroots protest Put’ Domoi (The Way Home) have been labelled as ‘foreign agents’ by the Russia’s Ministry of...
Israeli setbacks empower Hamas
Israeli military triumphs and exploits often produce battlefield victories that fail to garner political gains.
The Gaza war has changed that paradigm.
It has produced neither...
Rebuilding EU’s Global Influence Through a Humble and Engaged Foreign Policy
The European Union, a giant economic and political power, is facing a reputation crisis on the international scene. According to a 2021 Pew Research...
European Identity and the 21st Century EU: Steering the Political Project
The European Union (EU) has become an embodiment of Europe's success in establishing integration and unity within its concept of nation-building. Reflecting upon the...
A Hard Right Conundrum in the European Parliamentary Election
A major shift in the political landscape of the European Union (EU) coincided with the June 6–9, 2024, European Parliament elections. There has been...
Indonesia’s Rice Dependence: An International Political Economy Perspective
In February 2024 Indonesia faced a food crisis when the price of rice reached the historical high of IDR 18.000 per Kg (Nugroho, 2024)....
Coalition Government: A test for South Africa’s democracy
Despite the alarming struggle for control and influence among South African political parties, the African National Congress (ANC) headed by Cyril Ramaphosa has finally...
Thinking the unthinkable: Israeli occupation instead of a ceasefire
A former Israeli hostage negotiator suggests Hamas may be willing to shift the paradigm in Gaza ceasefire negotiations.
The problem is that Israel is not...
Covert wars
Gaza is not one but multiple wars.
Beyond the horrors of the kinetic war in the Strip, Israel, the Palestinians, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates,...