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Polarisation as a Challenge to Democracy
By Wolfgang Merkel | 02 August, 2023
It is above all social conflicts that shape politics, its disputes and its effects on democracy. The effects can be positive or negative, depending on the degree of conflict and its substance.
Could the Law of the Sea Be Used to Protect Small Island States from Climate Change?
By Ellycia Harrould-Kolieb and Margaret Young | 28 July, 2023
Climate change will wreak havoc on small island developing states in the Pacific and elsewhere. Yet island states are resourceful. They are not only adapting to change but also seeking legal advice.
NATO Enlargement Enthusiasts Look to the Indo-Pacific
By Ramesh Thakur | 25 July, 2023
Now that Russia is a much-diminished power―an impoverished, geographically and demographically shrunken shell of its superpower glory―NATO’s purpose might be changing once again to kick the Russians while down, help the Americans out, and box the Chinese in.
Skyfall: Cluster Munitions for Ukraine
By Herbert Wulf | 21 July, 2023
The US government has decided to supply cluster munitions to Ukraine after lengthy internal controversial debates. With this measure, the next step on the escalation ladder in this murderous war will be climbed
The Unholy Alliance of Orientalism, Ethnocentrism, Misogynism, and Terrorism, Part I: Understanding Taliban Apologism
By Bashir Mobasher | 20 July, 2023
Taliban apologism is an ongoing and growing public relations campaign to justify their draconian order, paving the way for an international recognition of this terrorist group as Afghanistan’s true potentates and normalising the Taliban internationally as the legitimate rulers of Afghanistan.
The Unholy Alliance of Orientalism, Ethnocentrism, Misogynism, and Terrorism, Part II: Five False Narratives of Orientalist Taliban Apologists
By Bashir Mobasher | 20 July, 2023
A new set of Orientalist narratives are deliberately romanticising the Taliban as the natural rulers of Afghanistan. This is a dangerous and flawed strategy emerging in at least five false narratives about the Afghan society and the Taliban.
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