The Polar Express. No, not that one.
For just one time I would take the Northwest Passage To find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea Tracing one warm line through a land so wide and...
Category: Europe
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What Nationalism is Doing to Germany (Again): The Rise of the Far-Right in Germany
Did we learn nothing? Hitler utilized ethnocentric nationalism to unite the “Aryan” Germans against Jews based on their belief in racial superiority. This led t...
The Fourth Reich: Why the AfD Should Concern the International Community
Introduction This January, the hyper-conservative Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party in Germany released its latest–and most controversial–manifesto:...
The Sicily Bridge’s Feet of Clay: Priorities in Political Communication
From Roman aqueducts to the Eiffel Tower to Moscow’s Metro, throughout history elites have presented major public projects as symbols of national greatness. Unl...
What is Populism? The Case of Podemos in Spain
Populism is everywhere—and nowhere at the same time. Chávez, Iglesias, Le Pen, and Trump, are just some examples of the politicians considered to be populist by...
Anti-Immigrant Rallies and Europe’s Identity Crisis: Is Multiculturalism Breaking Down?
Multiculturalism emerged at the forefront of Western Europe after the Second World War, gaining prominence during decolonization and the post-war flow of labor ...
From Loss to Leverage: How Displacement Could Build Ukraine’s Post-War Reformist Elite
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine has dominated contemporary strategic and war studies. Its territory has been mapped in detail, military oper...
Media Diplomacy: How Public Communication Shapes Modern Conflict
In a Kyiv bomb shelter, a wartime president addresses his people via a smartphone. In London, thousands march with foreign flags, chanting in solidarity with a ...
Ancient Greek Heritage Diplomacy as a Means of Soft Power
Introduction In an era marked by shifting geopolitical paradigms and the proliferation of non-traditional instruments of statecraft, culture has reemerged as a ...
Moral Authority in a Technological World: The Vatican and the Global AI Race
In Vatican City, the home of the Roman Catholic Church and among the holiest sites in the Christian world, representatives from the world’s leading techno...