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Celebrating 90, Mourning 75 years
As the Dalai Lama is about to celebrate his 90th birthday, this year also marks the 75 years of Chinese rule over Tibet. This summons...
zochapogorzelec
May 155 min read


Oops, We Helped You Again
A Critical Assessment of the Concept of Political Interventionism and Its Dilemmas Aliaksei Lepik for unsplash.com The majority of us,...
Helen Gaydukova
May 137 min read


The Countdown Is On.
Germany’s new government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces a daunting task: stop the country’s economic decline and stem the rise of the far-right AfD. With voters disillusioned and the economy in recession, Merz’s coalition has little time—and even less room for error.

Anton Obermair
May 66 min read


Money Talks, Sometimes It Even Votes for You
dall-e image creator Who really has a louder voice in a democracy? A citizen casting a vote, or a billionaire funding a political...
Tuana Yoğurtcu
Apr 257 min read


Tik, Tok... Boom! The Political Weaponisation of Social Media
Image: Trump's TikTok ban deadline is extended by 75-days as buyers place their bids When politics and social media are on a collision...
Veda Varma
Apr 75 min read


Myth Over Mind: How Logic and Rationale Are the First Casualties When Emotions Are Persuaded
2024 reprint of the 1928 edition of "Propaganda" by Edward L. Bernays and published by Liveright. The year 1929 is primarily recalled for...
Shruti Keshan
Apr 75 min read


Turkey’s Last Fight for Democracy
Protests initiated by university students in front of Beyazıt Square in Istanbul, Turkey, March 21, 2025. Mellonsapka/Wikipedia "The...
C. O.
Apr 39 min read


Visionary Politics is Left to the Far-Right – And It’s Killing Democracy
© Todd Trapani / Unsplash If politics were a Netflix show, I’d be wondering who greenlit this mess. Every day, we’re confronted with new...

Anton Obermair
Mar 244 min read


40 Acres and a Mule
The American Nightmare of a broken Promise Kendrick Lamar's performance at the super bowl halftime show left some people amazed and...

Robert Goosen
Mar 134 min read


RFD Jan Eliasson: "A Pessimist who hasn't given up"
Yesterday, The former UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson was interviewed by Einar Ottosson and Gabe Wielinga at Room for...
Oscar Kelleran
Mar 122 min read


From Promise to Compromise: The CDU’s Risky Dance with the AfD
How the AfD’s silent victory on January 29th could redefine power in the Bundestag. Generated by ChatGPT For decades, Germany’s largest...
Jakob Beller
Feb 193 min read


Martial Law or Democratic Decline? Yoon Suk-yeol’s Gamble and South Korea’s Future
Dall-E image creator AI South Korea, long hailed as a model democracy in East Asia, now faces an unprecedented political crisis following...
Tuana Yoğurtcu
Feb 147 min read


"Hasta el Final:" Venezuela's Fight for Freedom
Opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, addressing a demonstration before inauguration day Source:...
Cristina Barreras
Feb 125 min read


Is it just Publicity, or do they want a Reaction?
Imagine it’s early 2016, and you are a citizen living in a northern english city. Over the past decade, your financial situation has...
Oscar Kelleran
Feb 37 min read


The Holy Grail of Western Societies
Is democracy capable of producing a desirable result for itself? “To him or her within whose thought rages the battle, advancing,...

Robert Goosen
Jan 309 min read


Forget about the past, focus on the future.
Assad's regime is gone, but does the future mean a change for the better? What happened on December 8th took everyone by surprise. After...
zochapogorzelec
Jan 165 min read


Government Military Contractors: North Korean Soldiers in Ukraine and Their Role in Russia’s Force Generation Efforts
Joint article with Timofey Zhalnin National Defense Management Center on Frunzenskaya Embankment © Alexander Savin, WikiCommons As...

Ryan Dillmann
Dec 27, 20247 min read


Beyond the Baton of Command: A Look at Mexico’s First Female President
This October, Claudia Sheinbaum was handed the “baton of command,” marking the first time in Mexico's 200-year-old history that a woman...
Cristina Barreras
Dec 5, 20245 min read


A Glass Ceiling (Still) Unshattered
Tracing American Women’s Continued and Persistent Struggle for Leadership in a Challenging Political Landscape I was eleven years old the...
hollandrhoads
Nov 29, 202410 min read


Georgian Dream or Georgian Nightmare? Georgia's Uncertain Path to Europe
As the dust settles on Georgia’s latest parliamentary elections, the country stands at a critical juncture between its longstanding...
Tuana Yoğurtcu
Nov 25, 20247 min read
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