Amir Alecperov
Violence and warfare are not the only means destroying ethnic cultural identity. Amir Alecperov reveals that in the former Soviet regions of Karabakh and Tatarstan, cultures have been slowly suppressed without overt violence – but with serious long-term consequences Read more
Süleyman Güngör
A court ruling has removed the elected leader of the opposition Republican People's Party in Türkiye, and reinstated his predecessor. The move has triggered competing claims to legitimacy. Süleyman Güngör examines the crisis, looking beyond party politics to the broader literature on democratic backsliding and judicial power Read more
Leonardo Bandarra
The 2026 Nuclear Proliferation Treaty Review Conference revealed a treaty still alive, but under strain. Yet the real danger, argues Leonardo Bandarra, may be less dramatic than collapse. States may keep praising the NPT, while trusting it less. The myth of Orpheus offers a simple warning about what doubt can destroy Read more
Bernhard Reinsberg
The creation of new multilateral development banks (MDBs) increases competitive pressure within the system. How does such competition affect MDBs' performance? Bernhard Reinsberg and Benjamin Faude show that while pressure improves the quality of newly approved World Bank projects, it has no significant effect on ongoing ones Read more
Annika Björkdahl
As reports of gendered violence emerge from Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine and elsewhere, a crucial question remains: whose stories shape our understanding of war? Annika Björkdahl, Kristine Höglund and Johanna Mannergren show how women's testimonies have transformed how the world recognises wartime violence. Despite this, women remain marginal to many accounts of conflict Read more
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