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‘Moral Ambition’ Is Too Ambitious, and Not Ambitious Enough
Bregman’s latest book may be a call to action for some, but to what is dangerously unclear.
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Overcoming Injustice: OPR in Conversation with Sally Haslanger
While individuals matter, ‘collective action is our best bet’ for disrupting interwoven systems of oppression.
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OPR speaks with Askold Kurov, exiled Russian Filmmaker
The director of the hit film ‘Of Caravan and the Dogs’ recalls the Putin regime’s…
Global Politics
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OPR speaks with Askold Kurov, exiled Russian Filmmaker
The director of the hit film ‘Of Caravan and the Dogs’ recalls the Putin regime’s totalitarian turn after the invasion of Ukraine.
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Lamenting the World as We Know It: Robert D. Kaplan’s Waste Land
Kaplan’s historical analysis comments on the adverse effects of technological developments, demographic dynamics, resource scarcity, and climate change.
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What Gives? The Painful Realities Europe Faces After NATO’s Pledge to Increase Military Spending
A historic pledge to spend more on defence presents not just a financial challenge, but a political and social one too.
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The Paradox of Answered Prayers: A Case for Cautious Pessimism
In politics, what feels like deliverance may only be the beginning of the next test — as the experiences of the Soviet Union and China show.
Interviews
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Overcoming Injustice: OPR in Conversation with Sally Haslanger
While individuals matter, ‘collective action is our best bet’ for disrupting interwoven systems of oppression.
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Klaus Welle: ‘The solidarity among the 27 Member States is decisive’
OPR speaks with the former Secretary General of the European Parliament.
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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.
Latest Issue
OPR Issue 16: Nothing Is Ever Always
How does one think about hope in a breaking world? Refusing both despair and wishful thinking, this issue explores instances of unexpected reversals, near-misses, disasters-overturned, and new opportunities seized amidst challenging circumstances.
- The Need for Judicial Re-equilibration after Democratic Backsliding
- Populism’s Achilles Heel: Spain’s Vox Party and the Fragility of the Radical Right’s Online Echo Chambers
- Ghosts of the War on Terror: Perils and Promise in US Drug Policy for Latin America
- On Our Love of Redemption
Culture & Ideas
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‘Moral Ambition’ Is Too Ambitious, and Not Ambitious Enough
Bregman’s latest book may be a call to action for some, but to what is dangerously unclear.
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Overcoming Injustice: OPR in Conversation with Sally Haslanger
While individuals matter, ‘collective action is our best bet’ for disrupting interwoven systems of oppression.
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On Our Love of Redemption
Perhaps we long for redemption not because we believe in it, but because we cannot bear a world without the possibility.
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Sober, and in Search of Something More: A Pessimist’s Guide to Life
In a world of wars, famines, and crises, what does it mean to theorise and act politically? A pessimist’s viewpoint can take us forward.
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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