Carolina Guerrero Valencia
First ladies in Latin America are more than ceremonial figures. They influence public policy, advance political careers, and build power within the core of the executive branch â without a formal mandate, or accountability. Carolina Guerrero Valencia shows why ignoring them means misreading presidential power itself Read more
Marta RawĹuszko
Feminists all over Europe embrace solidarity as a form of political dissent â and face systematic repression as a result. Yet,âŻMarta RawĹuszkoâŻargues, they continue to resist and offer deeply political and practical alternatives to capitalist and nation-state logics Read more
Fubu Ngubu
New US-Africa health agreements promise funding and self-reliance. But many include clauses on data and pathogen sharing. Fubu Ngubu argues that such arrangements risk transforming health partnerships into exercises in digital extraction. African data is generating global value without fair returns for African nations Read more
Alberto Ruiz-MĂŠndez
With NicolĂĄs Maduroâs political weakening and the electoral victories of conservative parties in several Latin American countries, Alberto Ruiz-MĂŠndez asks whether these developments signal the end of the wild years of populism. Here, he examines what the Latin American experience reveals about its limits Read more
Katinka Linnamäki
In this yearâs election campaign, argue Katinka Linnamäki and Emilia Palonen, OrbĂĄn is facing a formidable, new force. Emerging from the Fidesz cadres in 2023, PĂŠter Magyar launched his attack on OrbĂĄn. He has since managed to avoid many of the pitfalls of polarisation that have favoured OrbĂĄn previously Read more
Kandida Purnell
The recent rescue of a US airman from Iranian soil obscures a deeper truth. As contested casualty figures emerge from Americaâs war, Kandida Purnell argues that what we see, count, and mourn in war is never neutral. Rather, it is carefully governed through a longstanding necropolitical logic that shapes public perception and sustains conflict Read more
Olamide Samuel
Franceâs new nuclear posture and Russiaâs nuclear build-up in Belarus have made Europe feel vulnerable. But, argues Olamide Samuel, stronger nuclear rhetoric will not make Europe safer or more independent. Europeâs real task is to rebuild arms control, consultation, and dialogue before nuclear danger becomes harder to contain Read more
Ilan Kapoor
From the Strait of Hormuz to Europeâs gas crisis, energy dependence lets states project power through prices, not troops. This, saysâŻIlan Kapoor, is reshaping geopolitical influence Read more
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