Many PR firms work for brutal regimes — polishing their image, attacking critics, and helping dictators cling to power. Alexander Dukalskis, Christian Gläßel, and Adam Scharpf ask: why does this happen, and what can democratic societies do to stop it?
Institutional theories rooted in the works of Joseph Schumpeter and Robert Dahl still dominate the study of democracy. But, argues Ryusaku Yamada, this Science of Democracy 2.0 discussion reveals the emergence of another current: scholars who engage democracy from critical perspectives and who seek to move beyond such frameworks
Technology is not a cure-all. But it can help reduce the risk of nuclear weapons crises. Jamie Withorne shows how increasingly accessible information can harness transparency and 'fact check' the credibility of nuclear threats
The promise of revolutionary advances in healthcare is not a mainstay of the EU’s artificial intelligence policies. Jason Tucker explores how the outcomes of the EU’s instrumentalisation of healthcare in the AI race doesn't look good for the waning political legitimacy of the EU
Intersectionality is already shaping Europe’s fight against gender-based violence in research and higher education. Using evidence from the UniSAFE project, new EU policy frameworks, and the next generation of gender equality plans, Marcela Linkova and Lut Mergaert reveal the impact of intersectional initiatives
Every September, world leaders gather at the UN high-level meetings to confront the most pressing global health crises. In 2024, the spotlight fell on antimicrobial resistance – a silent pandemic threatening to make infections increasingly difficult to treat. But, asks Frank Tu Ngo, will the 2024 meeting lead to real change?
We need to break democracy out of the disciplinary boundaries of political studies. A fresh, multidisciplinary approach to reimagining democracy, argues Mouli Banerjee, could be the antidote to the global democratic anxiety we are facing
Penelope, wife of Odysseus in Homer’s Odyssey, who spent twenty years weaving and unweaving a shroud to delay remarriage and preserve her household, has come to symbolise fidelity, cunning, and endurance. Serena Fraiese argues that her story reveals characteristics that have become central to diplomacy in an age of uncertainty
The Nuclear Suppliers Group faces new tests from great-power rivalry, climate change, and the spread of nuclear technology. Syeda Saba Batool argues the Group needs clear rules for admitting countries outside the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and to ensure that climate-vulnerable developing states gain fair access to civilian nuclear energy
After almost twenty years of democratic decline, in 2023, liberal democracy in Latin America appeared to be regaining strength. But has it managed to sustain the trend? Tim Pires Alves assesses whether recent developments heralded a new global wave of democratisation, or whether we merely glimpsed the calm before an even harsher autocratic storm
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