Conflicting Waters: Why China should diminish its presence in the South China Sea

Meike EijsbergJanuary 3, 2020

In the southeast of Asia lies a large body of water that has received more claimants than the last piece of ham at Christmas: the South China Sea. For decades,... Read More

What does it mean to be an Indian? A look at the Citizenship (Amendment) Act

Sharbani ChattorajDecember 25, 2019

The world’s largest democracy is fighting to protect its ethos. A few days ago, the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was passed by the Indian Parliament. On Dec... Read More

Opinion: Why Governments Should Engage With (Some) Terrorist Groups

SubmissionDecember 2, 2019

Submitted by Max Freundlieb In the face of violence, governments frequently invoke the policy “We don’t talk to terrorists.” George W. Bush cited it in resp... Read More

A war of words: Breaking down 50 years of US-Iran relations through rhetoric and media coverage

Pariesa YoungNovember 18, 2019

For many, the nuclear agreement reached with Iran in 2015 seemed like a glimmer of hope. In the United States, it was a sign of easing tensions between two cou... Read More

Forgotten Land Under The Sun: The West Papua conflict

Julia Codina SariolsNovember 18, 2019

Indonesia might not be the first country to come up when we talk about conflict. However, this great power of Southeast Asia has been involved in an ongoing co... Read More

Revolution at home: Unmasking Hong Kong’s summer of discontent

SubmissionOctober 25, 2019

submitted by Jeremy Ha My hometown has been in the news a lot lately, and when people ask me about it, I am sometimes at a loss for words. My home is known ... Read More

Justice for Syria?

The Paris Globalist TeamApril 13, 2019

By Martha Schillmöller For Adnan Hadad, the Syrian war did not kill the dream of democracy that fuelled the protests in 2011. But like many others he wants ... Read More

Nuclear proliferation: Entering a new phase of transatlantic security

The Paris Globalist TeamMarch 2, 2019

By Sara Bundtzen On February 20, in his annual address to the Federal Assembly, President Vladimir Putin warned top U.S. policymakers to “calculate the rang... Read More

Afghans – Europe’s Forgotten Refugees

The Paris Globalist TeamOctober 20, 2018

by Margarida Teixeira As Europe struggles to manage the influx of refugees at its borders, some arrivals are given preferential treatment while others are ostr... Read More

Riyadh’s Reform or Ruin?

The Paris Globalist TeamMay 3, 2018

by Asim M Jaweed Saudi Arabia is currently in the midst of the most significant transformation since it’s kingdom’s foundation in 1932. As a G20 economy and a ... Read More