The Global Refugee Crisis Demands Global Action: Bringing an Alternative Narrative to the U.S. Foreign Policy Can Lead the Way
February 13, 2023 By: Neamat Nojumi For the first time in recorded history, currently over 100 million people live forcefully displaced from their homes, having lost their livelihoods, largely due...
Politicians are Getting Older – Shutting Young People out of Decision-Making Around the World
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What is the Reichsbürger Movement Accused of Trying to Overthrow the German Government?
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Qatar Lobbying: European Parliament Scandal Shows Urgent Need for Tighter Regulations
By Olivier Costa
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World Cup 2022: who won the prize for ‘soft power’?
By Simon Chadwick & Paul Widdop
World Cup 2022: who won the prize for ‘soft power’?
Brazil Election: victorious Lula faces an uphill struggle – a damaged economy and a deeply divided country
By ANTHONY PEREIRA
Brazil Election: victorious Lula faces an uphill struggle – a damaged economy and a deeply divided country
From QAnon to The Sandman: how demons found a place in popular culture
By Zohar Hadromi Allouche & S. Jonathon O’Donnell
From QAnon to The Sandman: how demons found a place in popular culture
The Golden Bridge: A Case for Diplomacy in Ukraine
By Neamat Nojumi
The February 2022 military invasion of Ukraine – Moscow’s “Special Military Operation” – triggered intensifying counter-involvement of…
Contextualizing Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: How did we arrive at Putin’s “Russian World?”
By Thomas Barfield
President Vladimir Putin has justified his invasion of Ukraine by asserting…
21st Century Collision or Cooperation: China, U.S. and the European Union
By Neamat Nojumi
In response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which was launched in 2013, the U.S. and European Union recently…
The European Union: A Not-so-Holy Roman Empire
By Thomas J. Barfield
Considering whether modern states are empires tells us almost nothing useful about either modern…
Lowering the American Flag in Disgrace Demands Honest Accountability
By Neamat Nojumi
While the flag over the U.S. Embassy in Kabul was brought down, Taliban flags were raised…
Graveyard of Good Intentions: Afghanistan in Perspective
By John D. Moore
While finger-pointing intensifies within and between Western capitals…
Making Americans and American Foreign Policy: Legacies from Ancient Empires
By Thomas J. Barfield
Considering whether modern states are empires tells us almost nothing useful about either modern…