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Gains, Risks and Regional Implications of US’ Iran War
Viewed economically, the conflict activates two powerful engines of capital accumulation for the US: defence-industrial expansion and post-conflict reconstruction markets. In less than a week ...
The Nordic Nuke: Deterrence in the Melting Arctic
A region once made inaccessible by ice is rapidly becoming one of the most contested spaces in global politics. As Arctic ice disappears, routes are ...
Gorton and Denton By-election: End of the Conservative-Labour Dominance?
Last week brought about a historic development in British politics: for the first time, a Green Party candidate won a national by-election. Hannah Spencer, a ...
Failure of US‑Iran Talks was All‑Too Predictable – But Trump Could Still Have Stuck with Diplomacy Over Strikes
Three rounds of nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran failed to persuade President Donald Trump that a solution to the two country’s nuclear impasse ...
Gulf Monarchies, Crypto and Real Estate: How are the Trumps Making Billions of the Presidency?
“Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.” (Donald J. Trump, ...
EU-Mercosur Agreement: A Novel Limbo
The agreement between the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur (or the Southern Common Market) has been in the political arena for ...
Five Reasons Trump’s Plan for Ukrainian Elections and a Peace Referendum Will Only Prolong the War
In a surprise announcement on February 10, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, said that his administration was preparing to hold presidential elections before the middle of ...
The Rise of ‘Merzoni’: How an Alliance Between Germany’s and Italy’s Leaders is Reshaping Europe
“Merzoni” isn’t a neologism that easily trips off the tongue, and it hasn’t fully taken hold in the world of European politics. Yet, for months, ...
Patriotic Lessons: How War and Propaganda Shape Russian Schools
A common teacher from rural Russia unmasks how the state propaganda works. Vladimir Putin came to power in 2000 and began his fifth term as ...
Technocratic Trap of Europe – How Depoliticization Fuels Europe’s Populist Wave
In 2010, Greece faced a sovereign debt crisis that threatened to crush its economy and destabilize the eurozone. To secure emergency loans, the Greek government agreed ...











