BaĹak Akkan
In response to shifting gender hierarchies and demographic anxieties, authoritarian populists are pushing a 'family in crisis' narrative.âŻBaĹak AkkanâŻandâŻTuÄçe ErçetinâŻargue that âfamilyismâ ideology underpins pronatalist care politics aimed at restoring the patriarchal sexual contract Read more
Karl Pike
A distinct centrism which goes âbeyondâ left and right remains elusive, argues Karl Pike. Centrists act as a managers of an ideological context shaped by existing ideologies of left and right, moderate and extreme Read more
Giada Pasquettaz
Giada Pasquettaz argues that although Trump is indeed a populist, he is a distinct species within the category, and should be treated accordingly. Unlike other populist leaders, Trump does not seek to reshape multilateralism from within. Instead, he rejects it altogether Read more
Hossein Kermani
Hossein Kermani argues that the Islamic Republicâs staying power relies as much on fracturing its opposition as it does on repression. Here, he explains how depolarising rhetoric, institutional transparency, and durable organisation will sustain pressure, protect activists during crackdowns, and ensure the failure of the regime's divide-and-conquer tactics Read more
Sonia Sarkar
Followers of the âHindutvaâ Hindu nationalist movement are using AI-generated pornographic images to degrade Indian Muslim women â including public figures. Their tactics, argues Sonia Sarkar, serve the movementâs wider drive to humiliate Indiaâs 200-million-strong Muslim community Read more
Visnja Vukov
Comparing Central and Eastern Europe with the Western Balkans, Visnja Vukov argues that the EUâs governance of economic integration is a decisive lever of transformation. When the EU prioritises and credibly enforces these requirements, it constrains rent-seeking and weakens state capture. When the EU defers them, however, governments can entrench clientelist politicalâeconomic coalitions Read more
Michal MalĂ˝
Michal Malý and Asker Bryld StaunÌs argue that synthetic dissidents mark a new form of opposition politics. In authoritarian regimes, AI avatars and chatbots can propagate risky speech without exposing a single, identifiable speaker. This can protect journalists and activists, but it also changes how responsibility, authenticity and repression work Read more
Lucas Schramm
Based on a 67-year arc of reporting by British magazineâŻThe Economist,âŻLucas SchrammâŻanalyses the European Council, a key institution of the European Union. He shows how that coverage explains why the European Council was created, how it evolved, what it does, and why its dominance is both useful and unsettling Read more
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