The Dangers of Private Policing: Lessons from South Africa
The recent physical assault of French music producer Michel Zecler makes one thing clear: police brutality is a transnational issue. This year, incidents of pol...
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“Nothing Will Be the Same”: How an Abortion Ruling Sparked Poland’s Nascent Revolution
Blood-red lightning bolts and black umbrellas, two of the major symbols of the ongoing protests against new abortion restrictions in Poland, have filled the cou...
Culture of Torture and Intimidation: The Military in Thailand
In 2019, Thai authorities confirmed that four more people were killed in a late-night attack by Muslim insurgents in Southern Thailand. The insurgents assaulted...
To Reach Its Targets, the EU’s Green Deal Needs Improvement
The European Green Deal is a European Union (EU) project that seeks to radically transform Europe’s economic system to neutralise greenhouse gas emissions and m...
Revisiting France’s Burqa Ban Through a Psychoanalytic Lens
In 2011, France passed the infamous bill that prohibited face-covering in public places. It implied a ban on the niqab for Muslim women as well. The burqa ban w...
Out of Months of Protest, a New Civil Society is Born in Belarus
When thousands of Belarusians took to the streets on August 9, 2020, they had one simple demand for President Alexander Lukashenko: “Leave.” Lukashenko, enterin...
Erdoğan Calls for a Two-State Solution in Cyprus as Turkey’s Bid for EU Membership Remains Stalled
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called in a news conference on November 15, 2020 for a two-state solution in Cyprus. Cyprus is made up of two geopolitica...
Putting the Best Art Forward: the Power of Art Over Military Conscription in the Republic of Korea
How can art protect a nation? The Republic of Korea’s Military Service Act [1] stipulates that once men turn eighteen, they have roughly ten years to complete ...
Conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean: Turkey Clashes with Neighbors Over Offshore Gas Reserves
Introduction Tensions are rising in the eastern Mediterranean as Cyprus, Turkey, and Greece clash over access to significant offshore gas reserves.[1] Turkey ha...
Ethiopian Tigray Crisis Threatens Stability in Horn of Africa
Escalating violence between the national army and those loyal to the northern Tigray region has brought the threat of civil war to Ethiopia and instability to t...