Jeremy Ko
Populist governance poses a profound threat to universities, undermining the autonomy essential to knowledge production. Jeremy KoâŻandâŻJames F. Downes reveal how populist leaders invoking 'the people' against elites consistently reduce academic freedom â and right-wing variants accelerate the decline most sharply Read more
Sonia Sarkar
India sits precariously in this US-Israel-led war against its old regional partner Iran. This, says Sonia Sarkar, is because of Hindu supremacist Prime Minister Narendra Modiâs proximity to Israel's leader Benjamin Netanyahu Read more
Amit Singh
The EUâs expanding engagement with India, notably the proposed 'mother of all deals' free trade agreement, signals a strategic partnership. Yet without clear human-rights benchmarks, this cooperation risks legitimising Indiaâs democratic backsliding and weakening the EUâs own normative credibility, argues Amit Singh Read more
Francesco Vittonetto
Brought together by a shared ideology, converging around global events, and united in their support for radical-right leaders, populist audiences on social media are becoming increasingly global. Francesco Vittonetto discusses why we can now start talking about transnational populist publics Read more
Ankita Mukherjee
Indiaâs refusal to condemn Russiaâs invasion of Ukraine challenges the norms of principled foreign policy. Ankita Mukherjee shows how, while claiming to defend sovereignty, India has deepened ties with Moscow and capitalised on discounted Russian oil. She argues this delicate balancing act signals a shift from Cold War non-alignment to pragmatic multi-alignment in a multipolar world Read more
Meray Maddah
World leaders' first foreign trips reveal more than diplomatic protocol. They are carefully crafted political stories. Meray Maddah and Max Heermann analyse inaugural diplomatic journeys to uncover stability and change in global networks from Europeâs deep political integration to Trumpâs break from traditional allies and Netanyahuâs pivot to Jordan Read more
Sonia Sarkar
In May 2025 India launched a military assault against Pakistan to avenge the terrorist killings of Hindu men.⯠Putatively carried out in the name of avenging the victims' widows, Sonia Sarkar argues that it was laden with patriarchal symbolism, the ruling Hindu nationalist BJP failing to conceal its anti-Muslim sentiment Read more
GĂźlĹen DoÄan
GĂźlĹen DoÄan describes how charismatic leadership, propaganda, and a commitment to stable governance are behind the rise of autocratic populists. Read more
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