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Tangled Offerings: Modi’s Diplomatic Gifts
More than tokens of goodwill, the Indian prime minister’s lavish presents reflect his Hindu-nationalist domestic and foreign policies.
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Despite Nine Years of War, Yemeni Women Are Creating New Spaces for Empowerment
Yemen’s women are charting their own path forward, regardless of economic or political constraints, pressing…
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Towards a Narrative of the Global Environment
Building a more sustainable society depends on upending how we talk about nature.
Global Politics
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Tangled Offerings: Modi’s Diplomatic Gifts
More than tokens of goodwill, the Indian prime minister’s lavish presents reflect his Hindu-nationalist domestic and foreign policies.
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Despite Nine Years of War, Yemeni Women Are Creating New Spaces for Empowerment
Yemen’s women are charting their own path forward, regardless of economic or political constraints, pressing for new roles in the public square.
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Review: Respect and Loathing in American Democracy
Liberals claim to welcome everybody, but struggle to tolerate conservatives. A new book aims to unpack this paradox.
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The Power of Political Storytelling: How Framing Shapes U.S. Presidential Debates
Media and technology are revolutionising political storytelling, reshaping public debates, and intensifying concerns about bias and truth in our digital age.
Interviews
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Richard Haass: ‘This has not been a golden age of American foreign policy’
OPR Speaks with President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations.
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Litigating Genocide: Attorney Kenneth McCallion on the Herero and Nama Peoples’ Legal Quest for Reparations
In 2017, the descendants of two Namibian tribes sued Germany in the U.S. federal court. Kenneth McCallion was the lead attorney representing them.
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OPR Speaks with New Yorker Investigative Journalist, Patrick Radden Keefe
The award-winning journalist sits down with OPR to discuss the press coverage of pro-Palestine student encampments, the broader role of objectivity in journalism, and a host of other topics.
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Zeynep Pamuk on Politics and Expertise: ‘It’s not just a matter of fixing the communication and educating the people’
Antoine Levie speaks to Zeynep Pamuk, Associate Professor in Contemporary Political Theory at Oxford University about her recent book ‘Politics and Expertise’.
Latest Issue
OPR Issue 14: Fiction and Narratives
From the ways framing and storytelling shape on-the-ground realities to the ways political parties, social movements, and other political actors are narrated into being, this issue explores the theme of fiction and narratives in its myriad forms.
- Towards a Narrative of the Global Environment
- Who Defines Rural American Politics?
- Private Sector Firms Are Telling the Stories —and Calling the Shots — About AI
- Constructing National Narratives: The Tin Drum as Ironic History
Culture & Ideas
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Towards a Narrative of the Global Environment
Building a more sustainable society depends on upending how we talk about nature.
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The Political Consequences of the Politicians Who Cried Looter
When lies and gross exaggerations are allowed to flourish there can be devastating consequences, particularly amid crisis.
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Constructing National Narratives: The Tin Drum as Ironic History
The far-right has soured on Germany’s self-critical view of its history in place since the end of the Second World War.
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The Politics of Climate Fiction: Why We Don’t Talk About What Is Killing the Planet
Plenty of post-apocalyptic climate fictions are quiet are the cause of disaster. This oversight has real-life consequences for our planet’s future.
Law
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Language and the Law: Substantive Canons and Politicised Language
In pursuing the neutral application of the law, courts must discern the meaning of statutes. What happens when a statute’s text is not clear?
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How International Law is Law: Decoding H. L. A. Hart’s Concept of Law
Acknowledging the legitimacy of international law as a legal system, rather than succumbing to pessimism, is the first step towards the pursuit of international justice.
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Maps as Weapons: Legal Implications of Territorial Claims
Nation-states often wield maps as weapons to assert territorial claims. Due to escalating tensions between China and its neighbors and a surge in their military power, the impact created by the spread of such misinformation is…
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The ‘She’ Factor: Extending Protection of Female-Specific Legislations to the Indian LGBTQIA+ Community
There remain incongruities between the popular judicial rhetoric advocating for equal rights for the LGBTQIA+ community and its real world manifestation.
Video Interviews
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