Negotiating Under Coercion: What Can We Expect?
Cuba comes to the table at a steep disadvantage, with a noose around its neck and a gun to its head. Little, if anything, can be expected…
The Seductive Appeal of the Consistency Trap in Political Discourse
The consistency trap is a discursive practice that demands political actors respond symmetrically to asymmetrical events…
Sudan’s Latest Peace Plan: What’s in It and Does It Stand a Chance?
U.S. President Donald Trump’s advisor on Arab and African Affairs, Massad Boulos, announced in February 2026 that Washington and three Middle East states – Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates…
A Year of Donald Trump: How He Has Reordered the Global Chessboard
In his first year back at the White House, Donald Trump has taken a profound turn in U.S. foreign policy…
The Gap Between Citizens and Power: An Analysis
The gap between citizenry and power becomes a vicious circle that fuels itself with moral ammunition…
Genocide as fratricide: unbearable proximity disguised as otherness
We should reconsider the role of the unbearable proximity of the neighbor as a source of this extreme violence…
US and Iran have a long, complicated history, spanning far beyond Israel’s strikes on Tehran
Relations between the United States and Iran have been fraught for decades…
Trump’s Afrikaners are South African opportunists, not refugees: what’s behind the US move
True, South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world. But it is poor black South Africans – not whites – who are principal victims…
The Authoritarian War on Academia
The current events in Serbia, involving the participation of students and academics in the ongoing protest movement, as well as the repression and censorship they have suffered at the hands of government…
Academics and intellectuals worldwide denounce repression in Serbia and demand justice
Belgrade – A wave of outrage has swept through the international academic community following reports of repression in Serbia. More than 200 renowned academics, including Nobel Prize laureates, have signed a declaration…