Kaweh Kerami
Kaweh Kerami argues that the Taliban’s first visit to Brussels was not recognition, as the EU insists, but something politically consequential all the same: proof that repeated contact can hand an unrecognised regime real standing, one technical meeting at a time Read more
Ilan Kapoor
Football’s global spectacle does not suspend politics, says Ilan Kapoor. Rather, it reveals how national identity remains emotionally powerful, commercially valuable, and geopolitically charged Read more
Clareta Treger
Clareta Treger examines whether political identities dominate policy preferences in Canadians' political decision-making process. Her recent work finds that even in an era of prominent partisan and ideological competition, Canadian voters continue to evaluate electoral candidates on what they propose to do – not simply on the labels they wear Read more
Stephanie Luke
One of the reasons people become members of political parties is because of the benefits that membership offers. Yet, Stephanie Luke’s analysis of 376 registered political parties in the UK reveals that parties represented in Parliament (Westminster or Devolved) are significantly more likely than unrepresented parties to make membership rights available prior to joining Read more
Anya Kuteleva
In June 2026, US far right figures and manosphere influencers appeared at Russian state-linked events and in military propaganda. These moments, argues Anna Kuteleva, reveal a mutually beneficial alliance: Russia offers legitimacy, platforms, and refuge, while the anti-gender right normalises authoritarianism by recasting it as culture war Read more
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