Afghanistan China in Afghanistan: risks, interests and regional politics After nearly 20 years the United States and NATO withdrew their troops from Afghanistan at the end of August, abandoning their Afghan allies at the mercy of the Taliban, who ⋙
Afghanistan Betrayal in Kabul. Staccato reactions to Western self-regard Failure, debacle, fiasco. These are the most frequently used terms in the English language mediascape to assess the US and NATO performance following the Taliban's return to power ⋙
Afghanistan Taliban rule in Kabul: authoritarianism on the rise, democracies on the defensive A world of mediation, alliances and ideological amalgamation, the resurgent Islamic emirate aims to gain legitimacy in the international system The Taliban are more careful today than twenty years ago ⋙
Liberalism Is the Liberal International Order coming to an end? Uncovering how populists cooperate internationally A seemingly never-ending stream of observers claim that the populist emphasis on nationalism, identity and popular sovereignty undermines international collaboration and contributes to the crisis of the so-called Liberal International ⋙
nuclear weapons The New START and the geopolitical (dis)equilibrium: what role for the EU? Nuclear weapons are perceived as an old story, especially after the end of the Cold War. The issue is still alive and still controlled by the United States and Russia. ⋙
Gaza The urbicide of the Gaza Strip The war in the Gaza Strip did not end on 21 May 2021, just as it did not begin 12 days earlier. In a sort of contemporary reinterpretation of many ⋙
Covid-19 Waiting for the next pandemic: Strengthening our preparedness and response capacity through human security The global spread of Covid-19 has already taken the lives of millions of people in the world. Unfortunately, this may well not be a once-in-a-century event. Several interrelating factors – among ⋙
Turkey The deep crisis of the Turkish mafia-State Last month the notorious mobster Sedat Peker started posting incriminatory videos on Turkish media. Staring at the camera, Mr Peker discloses some alleged secrets and crimes of the so-called Turkey’ ⋙
terrorism Lessons from 9/11: the politicization of espionage and the collapse of the US intelligence President Biden recently announced the withdrawal of the 2,500 US troops in Afghanistan, to be completed by 11 September, ending America’s longest war on the 20th anniversary of ⋙
European Union Pivoting Stabilisation in the Sahel: competing visions and implementation checkpoints EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell has recently announced greater transparency from (and better conditionality with) Sahelian leaders following a visit to the region in April. This follows intentions for ⋙
Covid-19 The Double Tragedy: Circular Migration in India During Pandemic Times Noise, shoving and chaotic people flows are nothing new in Delhi (India) where more than 16.5 million people are settled to date. Yet on 28 March 2020 something surprising ⋙
Jerusalem The space of the conflict in Jerusalem. That is, distinguishing the wood from the trees In the last few days, several media have accounted in detail for the Sheikh Jarrah events (the risk of forced eviction of several Palestinian Jerusalemites from their homes), which have ⋙
Interviews How does Privilege Violence explain the world we live in: a conversation with Rachel Kleinfeld In 2019 we read A Savage Order: How the World's Deadliest Countries Can Forge a Path to Security, a book that changed our view on violence and conflict ⋙
