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Restoring the Yamato Spirit - Sanseito’s Nationalism & The Cultural Renewal of Modern Japan
On July 21, 2025, one day after the pivotal elections for the Upper House in Japan, a crowd of devoted supporters went into a frenzy,...
Nikita Triandafillidis
Oct 8, 20255 min read


Populism in Two Keys: Trump and Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani “won’t be getting any” federal funding to fulfill his campaign promises if elected mayor, declared Donald Trump on Truth...
Selene López
Oct 7, 20253 min read


Drones Against Democracy: A Challenge To NATO And Its Members
Articles four and five of the North Atlantic Treaty have been on every European leader’s lips this past week, as Russian drones were...
Zach Rogers
Oct 3, 20254 min read


Trump's Reichstag Fire - The Kafkaesque Consequences Of Charlie Kirk's Assassination
‘Every democratic politician must be arrested, and the party banned under RICO.’ These were the words of far-right activist Matt Forney...
Viktor Schlatte
Sep 22, 20253 min read


Charlie Kirk's Assassination - Why The Right And Left Must Reject Political Violence
MAGA influencer and CEO of Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk, was shot and killed during the first leg of his “The American Comeback Tour”...
Kara Evans
Sep 12, 20253 min read


Mobilisation Normalisation: Trump’s Military Takeover Dream for the United States
It’s been some time since I last touched upon the United States, due to the immense speed at which the Trump Administration is moving to...
Zach Rogers
Sep 9, 20255 min read


Trump’s Diplomacy - The Art Of The Ego
Trump's second term has seen a seismic shift in how western allies interact, negotiate and do business with the United States. In...
Arsima Bereketab
Sep 7, 20255 min read


Soft-Launching a Scapegoat: Trump’s Fed Fixation
In light of Donald Trump’s recent firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook , it pays to recall that Trump’s Fed fixation actually began earlier...
Sebastian Smith
Sep 6, 20254 min read


Where Do We Go From Here? A Week Of Russia–Ukraine Negotiations In Perspective
Mid-August was filled with discussions on the Russia-Ukraine situation. On the 15 th , Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in...
George Wallace
Sep 5, 20254 min read


Make America Healthy Again - Weaponising Mental Health Against The Homeless And The Poor
‘Make America healthy again’ is Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s mantra as Donald Trump’s secretary of health. And just as well, given that America...
Viktor Schlatte
Aug 26, 20254 min read


Trump’s New Russia Sanctions Expose How The West Continues To Fund Putin’s War Machine
The persistence of the West’s continuing gluttony for Russian hydrocarbons doesn’t just counteract our aid but is utterly shameful. Why...
Joey Gwinn
Aug 24, 20256 min read


Eyes On 2028: The Race For President Begins Again
Less than 1,500 days away, the race for the 2028 US Presidential election is already on its way. Between Trump briefly teasing a third...
Isabel Rodriguez
Aug 19, 20254 min read


ICE Raids: A Domestic Failure That Hurts U.S. Hegemonic Influence
Since early June, my city, Los Angeles, has been experiencing an all-out aggressive immigration enforcement campaign from the Trump...
Isabel Rodriguez
Aug 5, 20253 min read


Freedom at a Price: Alexander Lukashenko’s Attempt at Diplomacy
In June 2025, on the wrong side of the Belarussian-Lithuanian border, a bus carrying fourteen hooded prisoners opened its doors to John...
Zach Rogers
Aug 2, 20254 min read


Donald's Diplomacy: The Art of the Deal?
Within a whirlwind of a few months, Donald Trump has achieved surprising diplomatic successes in countries plagued by conflicts, to the...
Arsima Bereketab
Jul 26, 20254 min read


The Wrong War: Why An American Golden Dome Won’t Keep Us Safe
In an executive order, President Trump has called for the development of an “Iron Dome for America,” an initiative that has since been...
James Andrew Calderon
Jul 21, 20253 min read


The Roar of Pride: Budapest’s Illegal Pride March as a Beacon of Hope
As Pride Month came to a close in the United States this week, many eyes were on Hungary, where more than 200,000 people marched despite...
Zach Rogers
Jul 20, 20254 min read


Alligator Alcatraz: Cruelty as Policy in a New American Dystopia
The new American dystopia is a cruel and surreal place in which the lives and dignity of undocumented migrants have been put second by a...
Xavier Fletcher
Jul 19, 20254 min read


When Diplomacy Meets Bromance: Trump's New Domestic and Foreign Play
Some things have remained a constant in the second Trump term: his capricious and avaricious personality, which prioritises loyalty,...
Isabel Rodriguez
Jul 18, 20254 min read


BRICS: The Blueprint For A United Global South?
The 2025 BRICS Summit, convened in Rio de Janeiro, underscored, once again, the growing ambition of the Global South in reshaping...
Ming Wa (Chris) Guan
Jul 16, 20254 min read
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