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British leaders must stop resurrecting Hitler

July 3, 2026

🌈 The political fatigue of doing feminist and queer research in anti-gender times

July 2, 2026

🌈 Queer rights in Nigeria: the bureaucracy of survival

July 2, 2026

Britain’s triple squeeze: Labour, gilts and the Europe question

June 29, 2026

Why transitional justice fails without collapsing

June 26, 2026
June 26, 2026

Integration, identity and imperial legacies in the post-2022 Russian diaspora

Amir Alecperov Amir Alecperov argues that Russian emigration after 2022 has not produced a break with imperial thinking ­– it has exported it. From Central Asia to the Baltic states and Germany, a troubling pattern emerges: Russians abroad carry the same mentality that enabled the war. Host states have the right, and the tools, to respond Read more
June 24, 2026

Why does the Belarusian regime target political prisoners' families?

Aleh Baradzin Aleh Baradzin examines why the families of political prisoners and political emigrants have become part of Belarus’s repressive system. Here, he reveals how the authorities use prisoners' families to exert pressure on political opponents Read more
June 23, 2026

Kosovo and Albania: caught between Washington and EU accession

Ezgi Tüztürk The membership of Kosovo and Albania on Trump's Board of Peace reveals a growing tension between these countries' reliance on Washington and their EU accession. As EU-US relations become increasingly strained, both countries face difficult choices over political alignment. This, warns Ezgi Tüztürk, risks sending conflicting signals to the EU Read more
June 22, 2026

🌈 The conflictual politics of Pride events 

Francesca Romana Ammaturo Amid the rise of far-right and anti-gender movements, and given growing internal conflicts and divisions, many LGBTQAI+ people worry about the future of Pride events. But Francesca Romana Ammaturo reveals that throughout its history, Pride has reflected many different visions of activism and community Read more
June 22, 2026

🌈 Pride under pressure from the far right

Sabine Volk In countries across Europe, Pride events celebrating LGBTQI visibility face threats of violence. This, warns Sabine Volk reveals the transnationalisation of far-right activism and the mainstreaming of trans-hostile discourse. Democratic states, she says, are failing to protect marginalised communities Read more

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