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
Katerina Klimoska
Drawing on her research at the Historical Archives of the European Union, Katerina Klimoska argues that Europe’s current geopolitical awakening is less a departure from the past than a rediscovery of ideas embedded in European integration from its earliest postwar years Read more
Julia Zulver
Ultra-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella won 10.3 million votes in the first round of presidential elections in Colombia. But Julia Zulver and Priscyll Anctil Avoine warn that an 'iron fist' security approach carries significant risks for Colombian democracy Read more
Ilan Kapoor
As states adapt through alternative trade networks, shadow fleets, and new payment systems, Ilan Kapoor reveals how sanctions increasingly impose costs without securing political compliance Read more
Yunus Poblome
Populist radical-right parties are forging cross-border ties. Yunus Poblome's research into Conservative Political Action Conferences reveals how inter-and transnational populists have established international alliances Read more
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