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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 24, 20254 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 13, 20254 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 12, 20252 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 19, 20253 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 14, 20257 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 12, 20255 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 3, 20257 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 30, 20259 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 16, 20255 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


One Nation, Divisible under the Electoral College
How unequal Representation and Swing State Politics undermine American Democracy “The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy. “...

Robert Goosen
Nov 22, 20248 min read


How Young Germans View the AfD as the Country's Last Hope for a Return to Stability
How the Party’s Anti-Establishment Messaging and Social Media Savvy Have Captured a Disillusioned Youth Photo by Christian Lue on...
Jakob Beller
Nov 21, 20249 min read


Peace by Threat
In today’s multipolar world, nuclear deterrence faces unprecedented challenges. With nine nuclear-armed states, including four outside the N
Eszter Nagy
Nov 13, 20244 min read


The Critical State(s) of German Politics Ahead of the 2025 Federal Elections
© dpa , Dwi Anoraganingrum , Bernd Elmenthaler , FAZ , Fabian Sommer , Monika Skolimowska , dpa . Chancellor Scholz’s cabinet is stuck in...

Anton Obermair
Nov 1, 20249 min read


X is dangerous, and Brazil is a striking example
After taking over Twitter in 2022, Elon Musk aimed to create the platform for free speech around the world, instead the platform has seen...
zochapogorzelec
Oct 17, 20247 min read


Does the Snow Dragon bite?
Arctic is melting-some see it as a great opportunity In 2013, Kiruna, a small city located in northern Sweden, the Arctic Council, an...
zochapogorzelec
Oct 4, 20248 min read


Does EU Law Effectively Mitigate Online Disinformation’s Influence on Elections?
“The mind of the enemy and the will of his leaders is a target of far more importance than the bodies of his troops.” — Mao Zedong The...

Henry Kurze
Sep 16, 20244 min read
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