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August 5, 2022

Does the International Monetary Fund undermine human security?

Bernhard Reinsberg

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not only a ‘lender of last resort’ but also a security actor. New data and analysis from Bernhard Reinsberg and Daniel Shaw at the University of Glasgow shows that IMF interventions often have a negative effect on human security

August 5, 2022

🌊 Orbán’s racist rhetoric: a desperate domestic power grab

Kinga Korányi

Viktor Orbán’s condemned speech at Băile Tușnad marks a dangerous turn towards fascist rhetoric. But it also reveals a larger narrative overlooked by international observers. Orbán’s party could be undergoing programmatic realignment to attract support from far-right voters in a time when his party faces great insecurity, writes Kinga Koranyi

August 2, 2022

Is the EU any more progressive on abortion policy than post-Roe America?

Danielle Pullan

SCOTUS recently overturned the federal right to abortion, leaving many open questions about the future of abortion policy, both in the US and around the globe. Danielle Pullan compares the new post-Roe abortion policy landscape in the US to the current state of abortion governance in Europe, highlighting its similarity to the EU’s approach

July 29, 2022

Women’s football in Central and Eastern Europe: from anti-communist revolutions to gender politics

Roland Benedikter

In women’s international football, teams from Western Europe dominate, while Central and Eastern European countries are absent. Roland Benedikter and Dariusz Wojtaszyn explore why women’s football apparently enjoys more success in Western than in Eastern Europe, and whether there is an appetite for change

July 28, 2022

Draghi’s very Italian fall

Martin Bull

The resignation on 21 July 2022 of Italian Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, was a classic example of the machinations of Italian politics, argues Martin Bull. The outcome of a manufactured crisis and a manipulation of events by the parties of the right, Draghi’s fall was neither inevitable nor expected

July 27, 2022

Conservative leadership hopefuls should listen to Hobbes regarding Scotland

Ruairidh Brown

Despite often being regarded as a blueprint for authoritarianism, Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan gives prudent advice on the limitations of sovereign power. Ruairidh Brown argues this serves as a timely warning for the next Conservative leader on their approach to Scottish politics

July 21, 2022

Is EU enlargement to Ukraine and Moldova credible?

Veronica Anghel

The credibility of EU membership for Ukraine and Moldova depends on how flexible member states are with the criteria for entry and the notion of full membership. Veronica Anghel and Erik Jones, drawing on analysis of previous enlargements, show that the flexibility can be considerable

July 14, 2022

India’s soft power diplomacy in the Modi era

Shreeya Patil

Soft power diplomacy has always been important to India, as the world’s largest democracy, with a rich heritage, culture and ambitious aspirations. This has never more so than under the current Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Shreeya Patil explores the different facets of this important form of diplomacy

July 7, 2022

♟️ A 'cat-dog' called electoral autocracy

Adrián del Río

Since the 80s, electoral autocracy has been considered the most common form of dictatorship. Yet, as Adrián del Río shows, little is known about what this regime is and how we can recognise it. There is, in fact, only a 34% probability of datasets agreeing on examples

July 5, 2022

The hegemony of Kirchnerism in Argentinian politics

Sergio Ricardo Quiroga

Kirchnerism emerged from Argentine Peronism, spearheaded by Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Since 2003, it has built a cultural and political hegemony that denies Argentinian citizens their political and civil liberties, writes Sergio Quiroga.

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Does the International Monetary Fund undermine human security?

🌊 Orbán’s racist rhetoric: a desperate domestic power grab

Is the EU any more progressive on abortion policy than post-Roe America?

Women’s football in Central and Eastern Europe: from anti-communist revolutions to gender politics

Draghi’s very Italian fall

Conservative leadership hopefuls should listen to Hobbes regarding Scotland

Is EU enlargement to Ukraine and Moldova credible?

India’s soft power diplomacy in the Modi era

♟️ A 'cat-dog' called electoral autocracy

The hegemony of Kirchnerism in Argentinian politics

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