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Whose Sovereignty Is Threatened By The US-Mexico Border? A Realist Take
For those in the realist tradition of international relations, control of territory represents the top concern for sovereign states....
Charles Cann
Sep 34 min read


Western Foreign Policy is a TRIPP: “Near Abroad” Status and the Future of Armenia
As the back and forth of the Russo-Ukrainian War continues to come in waves through our news outlets, cracks in the Putin War Machine are...
Zach Rogers
Aug 254 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 246 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 194 min read


The Supreme Court of Laziness
America’s apex constitutional court is in crisis, it has been for a while. Led by Chief Justice John Roberts, the current conservative...
Will Allen
Aug 176 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 53 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 24 min read


Djibouti: A Last Hurrah For French Presence In Africa?
Over the past three years, a combination of military coups , rising anti-colonial sentiment , and growing influence from alternative...
Max Petyt
Jul 304 min read


Black Bodies and the Banality of AI's Brutality
On February 19, 2025, police officers pulled over William McNeil for not wearing a seatbelt and failing to put on headlights in rainy...
Pritish Das
Jul 294 min read


US Follows Fortress Europe In Outsourcing Migration Strategy
Trump’s plans to deport migrants to third countries may yet succeed, as a divided Supreme Court recently ruled that the Trump...
Gemma Gradwell
Jul 273 min read


Transcaucasia At A Crossroads - Armenia, Russia, Azerbaijan And America Grapple For Power, Again
Both Armenia and Azerbaijan remain in a process of rapprochement, at the expense of Russia’s traditional dominance in the region. At the...
Patrick René Haasler
Jul 225 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 213 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 204 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 194 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 184 min read


Europe’s Moment of Truth: A Strategic and Moral Stake in Myanmar
Myanmar’s civil war may seem distant to Europe, but it represents a crucial test of the European Union’s values and interests in the...
Paul Gré-Beauvais (FONDEMOS)
Jul 175 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 164 min read


Beyond Oversight: Palantir and the Making of a Controlled State
Alongside Trump’s continued ICE raids across America, his Administration is attacking immigration from a more insidious angle:...
Isabel Rodriguez
Jul 134 min read


Hidden Sparks: Taiwan's Electoral Recall and Its Potential to Reshape Geopolitics
While the international spotlight remains fixated on the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, a recent political upheaval in...
Ming Wa (Chris) Guan
Jul 84 min read


I’ve Seen This All Before: The Soviet Sphere and Its Similarities to MAGA
It commenced with tanks, waving soldiers, and passionate protests as Trump sat rather glumly, watching his military parade thrown...
Zach Rogers
Jul 44 min read
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