Conflict in the Balkans: A Resurgent Cold War in Europe?

Jiya DhillonFebruary 24, 2022

As tensions rise in Ukraine, peace continues to be threatened within fragile, multiethnic communities elsewhere in Europe. Almost three decades after the end o... Read More

War beyond Mach-5

Simone MezzabottaFebruary 18, 2022

An état des lieux of military hypersonic technology around the world In 1925, Edward Grey wrote that “great armaments inevitably lead to war”. Although dete... Read More

TPG Insight : Kazakhstan: between democratic aspirations and Russian influence

Lena FaucherFebruary 14, 2022

As the new year begins , global affairs have been marked by the growing threat of Russian regional and international ambitions. In Brussels and Washington, adm... Read More

72 hours in Kiev : the calm before the storm?

Sorana Horsia and Sofia Alvarez JuradoFebruary 11, 2022

- Man reading a book, surrounded by snow, at the Independence Square in Kiev, by Sorana Horsia, used un CC BY. As Emmanuel Macron arrived in Kiev to dis... Read More

Central Banks’ New Burden: How Will Governments Save Consumers and Investors from Inflation?

Lena Faucher and Satyam AnandFebruary 3, 2022

While 2021 was marked by unpredictable fluctuations in the economy, the first quarter of 2022 has not shown any signs of a return to ‘business as usual’. A... Read More

Beware the specter of ‘orientalism’ in French politics

H.D WrightJanuary 21, 2022

Battle of the Pyramids by French Orientalist painter Antoine-Jean Gros  As never-ending wars and resilient dictatorships plague the Middle East, couple... Read More

Water warfare in West Africa

Quinn CarolanJanuary 14, 2022

Senegal (Matam county), 2012. The gray rhino of agro-pastoral conflicts lingers at the horizon of world politics. This poses a potential disaster particula... Read More

The debate around Italy’s anti-homophobia bill : Where does the country stand on the spectrum of equality?

Alice MontuoriJanuary 3, 2022

On October 27, 2021, the Italian Senate blocked the discussion of the “Zan Law,'' definitively halting the promulgation of the law. The regulation was intended... Read More

OP-ED: Josephine Baker Entrance in the Pantheon is Political – Here is Why.

Émo TouréDecember 31, 2021

The cenotaph of Joséphine Baker is being carried towards the Pantheon. The artist's gravestone will remain in Monaco. Burying a figure in the Panthe... Read More

Austrian idol

Marcel MüllerDecember 29, 2021

It seems not far-fetched to compare the recent stability of Austrian governments and their respected leader(s) to the tension and absurdity of a modern casting... Read More